Lack of association between promoter polymorphism of the tumor necrosis factor-α gene and psoriatic arthritis in Japanese patients [5] (multiple letters)

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 115, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1162-1163

  Hamamoto, Y ^a   Tateno, H ^a   Ishida, T ^a   Muto, M ^a   Hohler T ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA ANTIGEN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; JAPAN; LETTER; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS; RACE DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0034518204     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.2000.0202a-5.x     Document Type: Letter

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