Apolipoprotein ε alleles in sporadic inclusion body myositis: A reappraisal

Neuromuscular Disorders

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 150-152

  Needham, Merrilee ^a   Hooper, Amanda ^b   James, Ian ^c   van Bockxmeer, Frank ^a,b   Corbett, Alastair ^d   Day, Timothy ^e   Garlepp, Michael J ^f   Mastaglia, Frank L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases   (Australia)

^e ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Apolipoprotein E; Genetic susceptibility; Sporadic inclusion body myositis

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E; APOLIPOPROTEIN E2; APOLIPOPROTEIN E4;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; INCLUSION BODY MYOSITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; CASE REPORT; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; META ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR;

AGE OF ONSET; ALLELES; APOLIPOPROTEIN E2; APOLIPOPROTEIN E4; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MYOSITIS, INCLUSION BODY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 39649123259     PISSN: 09608966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2007.09.005     Document Type: Article

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