A/C polymorphism in the interleukin-18 coding region among Taiwanese systemic lupus erythematosus patients

Lupus

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 124-127

  Lin, Y J ^a,b,c   Wan, L ^a,b,c   Sheu, J J C ^a,b   Huang, C M ^a   Lin, C W ^b   Lan, Y C ^b   Lai, C H ^d   Hung, C H ^d   Tsai, Y ^b   Tsai, C H ^c   Lin, T H ^a   Chen, C P ^e   Tsai, Fuu Jen ^a,b,c  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c ASIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Interleukin 18; Single nucleotide polymorphism; Systemic lupus erythematosus

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 18;

ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-18; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TAIWAN;

EID: 40449139904     PISSN: 09612033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0961203307086031     Document Type: Article

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