Association and linkage studies of the 20q11.2 region (GRD-2 locus) with Graves' disease in the Tunisian population

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 566-572

  Makni, K ^a   Kacem, H Hadj ^a   Rebai A ^a   Abid, M ^b   Ayadi, H ^a  

^a CENTRE DE BIOTECHNOLOGIE DE SFAX   (Tunisia)

^b HEDI CHAKER HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

CD40 C T 1; Graves' disease; GRD 2 locus; Linkage; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

CD40 ANTIGEN; MICROSATELLITE DNA;

DISEASE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOME; GENOTYPE; HORMONE; MAPPING METHOD; META-ANALYSIS;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHROMOSOME 20; FAMILY HEALTH; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; META ANALYSIS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TUNISIA;

ALLELES; ANTIGENS, CD40; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 20; FAMILY HEALTH; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC SCREENING; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMANS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; LOD SCORE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; TUNISIA;

AFRICA; NORTH AFRICA; TUNISIA;

EID: 34548425697     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: 14645033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014460701479580     Document Type: Article

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