Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphism is associated with reduced disability in multiple sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1280-1283

  Mamutse, G ^a   Woolmore, J ^a   Pye, E ^a   Partridge, J ^a   Boggild, M ^b   Young, C ^b   Fryer, A ^c   Hoban, P R ^c   Rukin, N ^c   Alldersea, J ^c   Strange, R C ^a,c   Hawkins, Clive P ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b WALTON CENTRE FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^c KEELE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disability evaluation; EDSS; MSSS; Multiple sclerosis; Ultraviolet radiation; Vitamin D receptor

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D RECEPTOR; CALCITRIOL RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RISK REDUCTION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RECEPTORS, CALCITRIOL; RISK FACTORS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59249107698     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1352458508094643     Document Type: Article

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