Lack of association between the G-2548A polymorphism of the leptin gene and psoriasis in a Turkish population

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1271-1274

  Kara, Nurten ^a   Aydin, Fatma ^a   Senturk, Nilgün ^a   Gunes, Sezgin ^a   Canturk, M Tayyar ^a   Bagci, Hasan ^a   Bek, Yüksel ^a   Turanli, Ahmet Yasar ^a  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PSORIASIS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LEPTIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PSORIASIS; TURKEY;

EID: 37549056568     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2007.03324.x     Document Type: Article

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