Single-nucleotide polymorphisms and haplotypes in the VEGF receptor 3 gene and the haplotype GC in the VEGFA gene are associated with psoriasis in Koreans

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 128, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1599-1603

  Lee, Joo Heung ^a   Cho, Eun Young ^b   Namkung, Jung Hyun ^a,c   Kim, Eugene ^a   Kim, Sook ^b   Shin, Eun Soon ^b   Lee, Jong Eun ^b   Yang, Jun Mo ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b DNA Link Inc   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR 3;

ADULT; ALLELE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; VEGF RECEPTOR GENE; VEGFA GENE;

EID: 43749085788     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: 15231747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jid.5701204     Document Type: Letter

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