Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms are not associated with alopecia areata

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 927-929

  Akar, Ahmet ^a   Orkunoglu, Funda E ^a   Tunca, Mustafa ^a   Taştan, Halis B ^a   Kurumlu, Zafer ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ALOPECIA AREATA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

ADULT; ALOPECIA AREATA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECEPTORS, CALCITRIOL; TURKEY;

EID: 34548534389     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2007.03140.x     Document Type: Article

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