T-1237C polymorphism of TLR9 gene is not associated with multiple sclerosis in the Portuguese population

Multiple Sclerosis

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 550-552

  Carvalho, A ^a   Santos, M ^a,b   Maciel, P ^a   Rodrigues, Fernando ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Disease; Inflammation; Innate immunity; Susceptibility; Toll like receptor

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE; THREONINE; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 9;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; ONSET AGE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PORTUGAL;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PORTUGAL; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR 9;

EID: 46749134370     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1352458507084594     Document Type: Article

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