IL-1 gene family haplotypes and Raynaud's phenomenon in primary Sjögren's syndrome [10]

Rheumatology

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1206-1208

  Hulkkonen, J ^a,d   Pertovaara, M ^b   Antonen, J ^b,c   Pasternack, A ^b,c   Hurme, M ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Finland)

^d TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; INTERLEUKIN 1ALPHA; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA;

ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DISEASE COURSE; DNA DETERMINATION; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HAPLOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SJOEGREN SYNDROME;

AGED; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-1; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RAYNAUD DISEASE; SJOGREN'S SYNDROME;

EID: 0036796807     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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