A trio family study showing association of the lymphotoxin-α N26 (804A) allele with coronary artery disease

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 770-774

  Watkins, Hugh ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coronary artery disease; Lymphotoxin SNP; Trio families

Indexed keywords

LYMPHOTOXIN;

ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ETHNIC GROUP; EUROPE; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE FUNCTION; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOGENICITY; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PATHOGENESIS; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALLELES; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; DNA PRIMERS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FAMILY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; LYMPHOTOXIN-ALPHA; MASS SPECTROMETRY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 4644324638     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5201244     Document Type: Article

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