Haplotype analysis of single nucleotide polymorphisms in VEGF gene for vascular dementia

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 141, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 332-335

  Kim, Younyoung ^a   Nam, Yu Jin ^a   Lee, Chaeyoung ^a  

^a Hallym University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Association study; Complex trait; Haplotype; Linkage disequilibrium; Vascular endothelial growth factor

Indexed keywords

VASCULOTROPIN;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; 5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; INTRON; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

3' FLANKING REGION; 5' FLANKING REGION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALLELES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEMENTIA, VASCULAR; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; INTRONS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 33745056070     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.30317     Document Type: Review

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