Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) in African Americans: Polymorphisms in the gene encoding the stress peptide pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP)

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 482-489

  Cummings, Kevin J ^a   Klotz, Cherise ^a,c   Liu, Wei Qiao ^a   Weese Mayer, Debra E ^d   Marazita, Mary L ^c   Cooper, Margaret E ^c   Berry Kravis, Elizabeth M ^d   Tobias, Rose ^b   Goldie, Cameron ^a   Bech Hansen, N Torben ^b   Wilson, Richard J A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic polymorphism; Pituitary adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide; Stress; Sudden infant death syndrome

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID; GLYCINE; HYPOPHYSIS ADENYLATE CYCLASE ACTIVATING POLYPEPTIDE;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXON; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; ALLELES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PITUITARY ADENYLATE CYCLASE-ACTIVATING POLYPEPTIDE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

EID: 59149095870     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2008.01131.x     Document Type: Article

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