Estrogen receptor gene polymorphism in Japanese patients with multiple sclerosis

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 179, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 70-75

  Niino, Masaaki ^a   Kikuchi, Seiji ^a   Fukazawa, Toshiyuki ^b   Yabe, Ichiro ^a   Tashiro, Kunio ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Hokuyukai Neurology Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Estrogen receptor gene; Japanese; Multiple sclerosis; Polymorphism; Susceptibility gene

Indexed keywords

DNA; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HLA TYPING; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ONSET AGE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; ALLELES; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES, TYPE II SITE-SPECIFIC; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPES; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; POLYMORPHISM (GENETICS); RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SEX FACTORS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0034306218     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-510X(00)00381-6     Document Type: Article

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