A mutation of the glucocorticoid receptor gene in patients with systematic lupus erythematosus

Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 203, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 69-76

  Lee, Young Moo ^a   Fujiwara, Junko ^a   Munakata, Yasuhiko ^a   Ishii, Tomonori ^a   Sugawara, Akira ^a   Kaku, Mitsuo ^a   Kokubun, Shoichi ^a   Sasaki, Takeshi ^a   Funato, Tadao ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Glucocorticoid receptor (GR); LightCycler; Mutation; Polymerase chain reaction single strand conformation polymorphism (PCR SSCP); Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYTOSINE; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; THYMINE;

ADULT; AGED; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CODON; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; EXON; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MELTING POINT; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; WILD TYPE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLELES; BASE SEQUENCE; CODON; DNA PRIMERS; EXONS; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, GENETIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 3042591758     PISSN: 00408727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1620/tjem.203.69     Document Type: Article

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