Promoter haplotype combinations of the platelet-derived growth factor α-receptor gene predispose to human neural tube defects

Nature Genetics

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 215-217

  Joosten, Paul H L J ^a   Toepoel, Mascha ^a   Mariman, Edwin C M ^b   Van Zoelen, Everardus J J ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HAPLOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RECEPTOR GENE; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; SPINA BIFIDA;

GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RECEPTOR, PLATELET-DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM;

EID: 0035136746     PISSN: 10614036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/84867     Document Type: Article

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