Four single nucleotide polymorphisms from the Vitamin D Receptor Gene in UK Multiple Sclerosis [2]

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 251, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 753-754

  Yeo, Tai Wai ^a   Maranian, Mel ^a   Singlehurst, Sara ^a   Gray, Julia ^a   Compston, Alastair ^a   Sawcer, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D RECEPTOR;

ALLERGIC ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; AUTOIMMUNITY; DNA EXTRACTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LETTER; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR GENE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SUNLIGHT; UNITED KINGDOM;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RECEPTORS, CALCITRIOL;

EID: 3042626107     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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