Glutathione S-transferase polymorphisms in patients with Behçet's disease

Archives of Dermatological Research

Volumn 296, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 185-187

  Tursen, Umit ^a   Tamer, Lulufer ^a   Eskandari, Gulcin ^a   Kaya, Tamer Irfan ^a   Ates, Nurcan Aras ^a   Ikizoglu, Guliz ^a   Atik, Ugur ^a  

^a MERSIN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Beh et's disease; Glutathione S transferase; Polymorphisms

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SUPEROXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHCET DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETOXIFICATION; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RISK; GENITAL ULCER; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH ULCER; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NEUTROPHIL CHEMOTAXIS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHAGOCYTOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; UVEITIS;

ACYLTRANSFERASES; ADULT; BEHCET SYNDROME; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; VALINE;

EID: 5644238483     PISSN: 03403696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00403-004-0497-9     Document Type: Article

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