NRAMP1 (SLC11A1): A plausible candidate gene for systemic sclerosis (SSc) with interstitial lung involvement

Journal of Clinical Immunology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 73-77

  Ates, O ^a   Musellim B ^b   Ongen G ^b   Topal Sarikaya, A ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Autoimmune diseases; NRAMP1 (SLC11A1); Polymorphisms; Systemic sclerosis

Indexed keywords

NATURAL RESISTANCE ASSOCIATED MACROPHAGE PROTEIN 1;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS;

ADULT; AGED; CATION TRANSPORT PROTEINS; CYTOKINES; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, INTERSTITIAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC;

EID: 38149067501     PISSN: 02719142     EISSN: 15732592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10875-007-9134-7     Document Type: Article

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