A functional single-nucleotide polymorphism in the catechol-O- methyltransferase gene alter vitiligo risk in a Chinese population

Archives of Dermatological Research

Volumn 301, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 681-687

  Li, Kai ^a   Li, Chunying ^a   Gao, Lin ^a   Yang, Li ^a   Li, Miao ^a   Liu, Ling ^a   Zhang, Zhengdong ^b   Liu, Yufeng ^a   Gao, Tianwen ^a  

^a FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

COMT; Gene polymorphism; Genetic susceptibility; Melanocyte; Vitiligo

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ACROFACIAL VITILIGO; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME POLYMORPHISM; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOCAL VITILIGO; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEGMENTAL VITILIGO; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; UNIVERSAL VITILIGO; VITILIGO; VITILIGO VULGARIS;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CATECHOL O-METHYLTRANSFERASE; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RISK FACTORS; VITILIGO;

EID: 69549103557     PISSN: 03403696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00403-008-0920-8     Document Type: Article

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