SNPs in the FOXP3 gene region show no association with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis in a UK Caucasian population

Rheumatology

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1263-1265

  Eastell, Thomas ^a   Hinks, A ^a   Thomson, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Association analysis; FOXP3; Juvenile idiopathic arthritis; X linked gene

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXP3;

ADOLESCENT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; MALE; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; UNITED KINGDOM;

ARTHRITIS, JUVENILE RHEUMATOID; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENES, X-LINKED; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

EID: 34547830800     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kem129     Document Type: Article

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