A study of PSORS1C1 gene polymorphisms in Chinese patients with psoriasis

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 90-96

  Chang, Yun Ting ^a,b   Liu, H N ^a,b,c   Shiao, Y M ^a   Lin, M W ^a,b   Lee, D D ^a,b   Liu, M T ^a,b   Wang, W J ^a,b   Wu, S ^d   Lai, C Y ^d   Tsai, S F ^a,e  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^d TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chinese; HCR gene; HLA Cw*0602; Psoriasis; Psoriasis susceptibility 1 candidate 1 gene; SEEK1 gene

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ALPHA HELIX; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; PSORS1C1 GENE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HAPLOTYPES; HLA-C ANTIGENS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PROTEINS; PSORIASIS;

EID: 22944461439     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2005.06570.x     Document Type: Article

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