Genetic polymorphisms and multifactorial diseases: Facts and fallacies revealed by the glucocorticoid receptor gene

Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 445-450

  Van Rossum, Elisabeth F C ^a   Russcher, Henk ^a   Lamberts, Steven W J ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR;

GENE EXPRESSION; GENE REPLICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; MULTIFACTORIAL GENETIC DISORDER; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

AGE FACTORS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIFACTORIAL INHERITANCE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PUBLICATION BIAS; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID;

EID: 27844606845     PISSN: 10432760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tem.2005.10.009     Document Type: Review

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