Association of SLC11A1 promoter polymorphisms with the incidence of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases: A meta-analysis

Journal of Autoimmunity

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 42-51

  O'Brien, Bronwyn A ^a   Archer, Nicholas S ^a   Simpson, Ann M ^a   Torpy, Fraser R ^a   Nassif, Najah T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autoimmunity; Macrophage; Meta analysis; NRAMP1; SLC11A1

Indexed keywords

IRON BINDING PROTEIN; PROTEIN SLC 2 A1;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFLAMMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; CATION TRANSPORT PROTEINS; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MEDLINE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; ODDS RATIO; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POPULATION GROUPS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATION;

EID: 43649083735     PISSN: 08968411     EISSN: 10959157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaut.2008.02.002     Document Type: Article

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