The familial risk of acne vulgaris in Chinese Hans - A case-control study

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 602-605

  Xu, S X ^a,b   Wang, H L ^a   Fan, X ^a,b   Sun, L D ^a,b   Yang, S ^a,b   Wang, P G ^a,b   Xiao, F L ^a,b   Gao, M ^a,b   Cui, Y ^a,b   Ren, Y Q ^a,b   Du, W H ^a,b   Quan, C ^a,b   Zhang, X J ^a,b  

^a ANHUI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Key Laboratory of Genome Research in Hefei   (China)

Author keywords

Acne vulgaris; Case controlstudy; Familial acne

Indexed keywords

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CHINESE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HEREDITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELATIVE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VOLUNTEER;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHINA; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34250313146     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2006.02022.x     Document Type: Article

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