Variation within the CLEC16A gene shows consistent disease association with both multiple sclerosis and type 1 diabetes in Sardinia

Genes and Immunity

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 15-17

  Zoledziewska, M ^a   Costa, G ^b   Pitzalis, M ^a   Cocco, E ^b   Melis, C ^b   Moi, L ^b   Zavattari, P ^b   Murru, R ^b   Lampis, R ^b   Morelli, L ^a   Poddie, F ^a   Frongia, P ^c   Pusceddu, P ^c   Bajorek, M ^c   Marras, A ^c   Satta, A M ^d   Chessa, A ^d   Pugliatti, M ^a   Sotgiu, S ^a   Whalen, M B ^a   Rosati, G ^a   Cucca, F ^a   Marrosu, M G ^b   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^c BROTZU HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d Centro Trasfusionale ASL No 1   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; PROTEIN CLEC16A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EUROPE; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INTRON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; ALLELES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMANS; ITALY; LECTINS, C-TYPE; MALE; MONOSACCHARIDE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; ODDS RATIO; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROBABILITY;

EID: 59149093799     PISSN: 14664879     EISSN: 14765470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/gene.2008.84     Document Type: Article

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