Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and chromosome 16: Confirmation of linkage to 16q12-13 and evidence for genetic heterogeneity

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 668-672

  Nath, Swapan K ^a   Namjou, Bahram ^a   Hutchings, David ^a   Garriott, C Phillip ^a   Pongratz, Catherine ^a   Guthridge, Joel ^a   James, Judith J ^a,b  

^a OKLAHOMA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic heterogeneity; Linkage confirmation; Systemic lupus erythematosus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 16Q; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOME ANALYSIS; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 16; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMANS; LINKAGE (GENETICS); LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS;

EID: 4444241402     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5201209     Document Type: Article

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