The biallelic variable number of tandem repeats of the tumor necrosis factor receptor 2 promoter in systemic lupus erythematosus

Rheumatology International

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 108-111

  Lee, Young Ho ^a   Rho, Young Hee ^a   Choi, Seong Jae ^a   Ji, Jong Dae ^a   Song, Gwan Gyu ^a  

^a College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Systemic lupus erythematosus; TNFR2; VNTR

Indexed keywords

TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR RECEPTOR 2;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT;

EID: 0038512603     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-002-0248-1     Document Type: Article

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