Polymorphisms of the interleukin-4 gene in Chinese patients with systemic lupus erythematosus in Taiwan

Lupus

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 21-25

  Wu, M C ^a   Huang, C M ^a   Tsai, J J P ^a   Chen, H Y ^a   Tsai, Fuu Jen ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

IL4 gene polymorphism; Systemic lupus erythematosus; Taiwan Chinese

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 4;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHINESE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; TAIWAN; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-4; INTRONS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; TAIWAN;

EID: 0347928790     PISSN: 09612033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0961203303lu249oa     Document Type: Article

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