Allelic variation investigation of the estrogen receptor within an Australian multiple sclerosis population

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 252, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 9-12

  Tajouri, Lotti ^a   Fernandez, Francesca ^a   Tajouri, Sophie ^a   Detriche, Geraldine ^a   Szvetko, Attila ^a   Colson, Natalie ^a   Csurhes, Peter ^b   Pender, Michael P ^b   Griffiths, Lyn R ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Estrogen receptor; Multiple sclerosis; RFLP association

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; INTRON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ALLELES; AUSTRALIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; EXONS; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMANS; INTRONS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 33845521026     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2006.09.018     Document Type: Article

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