Polymorphisms in the IL-6 receptor (IL-6R) gene: Strong evidence that serum levels of soluble IL-6R are genetically influenced

Genes and Immunity

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 513-516

  Galicia, J C ^a   Tai, H ^a   Komatsu, Y ^a   Shimada, Y ^a   Akazawa, K ^b   Yoshie, H ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NIIGATA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL AND DENTAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

IL 6 receptor; Japanese; Serum; SNP; Soluble IL 6R

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; ASPARTIC ACID; GLYCINE; INTERLEUKIN 6 RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXON; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MEMBRANE BINDING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RNA SPLICING; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE SPLICING; DNA; EXONS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RECEPTORS, INTERLEUKIN-6; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 4644371697     PISSN: 14664879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.gene.6364120     Document Type: Article

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