No association between synapsin III gene promoter polymorphisms and multiple sclerosis in German patients

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 253, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1365-1366

  Akkad, Denis A ^a   Gödde, René ^a   Epplen, Jörg T ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Association study; Multiple sclerosis; SYN3; Synapsin III

Indexed keywords

SYNAPSIN; SYNAPSIN III; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

ALLELES; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SYNAPSINS;

EID: 33750624800     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-006-0214-z     Document Type: Article

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