A polymorphic CA repeat in the promoter region of the insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) gene

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 191-194

  Rietveld, Ingrid ^a   Janssen, Joop A M J L ^a   Van Duijn, Cornelia M ^a   Lamberts, Steven W J ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; CYTOSINE; GENE PRODUCT; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ADULT; ALLELISM; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; NOTE; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; PHENOTYPE; PROMOTER REGION; RACE DIFFERENCE;

GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC;

EID: 0037573563     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023309321705     Document Type: Note

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