A highly polymorphic CA repeat marker at the human interleukin 6 receptor (IL6R) locus

Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 289-290

  Tsukamoto, Kazuhiro ^a   Ohta, Nobutaka ^a   Shirai, Yasumasa ^a   Emi, Mitsuru ^a  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bone resorption; Dinucleotide repeat; Inflammation; Interleukin 6; Osteoclast

Indexed keywords

DINUCLEOTIDE; INTERLEUKIN 6 RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; DINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; OSTEOLYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

ALLELES; BONE RESORPTION; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 1; DINUCLEOTIDE REPEATS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC MARKERS; HUMANS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECEPTORS, INTERLEUKIN-6;

EID: 0031678901     PISSN: 14345161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100380050095     Document Type: Article

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