Family-based association study showing that immunoglobulin a nephropathy is associated with the polymorphisms 2093C and 2180T in the 3′ untranslated region of the Megsin gene

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1739-1743

  Li, You Ji ^a   Du, Yong ^a   Li, Cai Xia ^a   Guo, Hui ^a   Leung, Joseph C K ^b   Lam, Man F ^b   Yang, Niansheng ^a   Huang, Fengxian ^a   Chen, Yun ^a   Fang, Ji Qian ^a   Maxwell, Patrick H ^c   Lai, Kar N ^b   Wang, Yiming ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; MEGSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A NEPHROPATHY; KIDNEY BIOPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIFACTORIAL GENETIC DISORDER; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 3042526309     PISSN: 10466673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ASN.0000130858.00688.46     Document Type: Article

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