A novel polymorphism of the SSA1 gene is associated with anti-SS-A/Ro52 autoantibody in Japanese patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 521-524

  Imanishi, Takamitsu ^a   Morinobu, Akio ^a   Hayashi, Nobuhide ^a   Kanagawa, Sugayo ^a   Koshiba, Masahiro ^a   Kondo, Shinichi ^a   Kumagai, Shunichi ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anti SS A Ro52 antibody; Sj gren's syndrome; SNP; SSA1 gene

Indexed keywords

CYTOSINE; DNA; GENE PRODUCT; RO ANTIBODY; RO52 PROTEIN; THYMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLELE; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INTRON; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SJOEGREN SYNDROME;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASES; ANTIBODIES, ANTINUCLEAR; AUTOANTIBODIES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HSP70 HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; HUMANS; JAPAN; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RIBONUCLEOPROTEINS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; SJOGREN'S SYNDROME;

EID: 26844554130     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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