Functional variants of the interleukin-23 receptor gene in non-gastrointestinal autoimmune diseases

Current Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 16, Issue 28, 2009, Pages 3766-3774

  Safrany, E ^a   Melegh, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Autoimmune; IL23R; Interleukin 23; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 17; INTERLEUKIN 23 RECEPTOR;

ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NONHUMAN; PSORIASIS; RECEPTOR GENE; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; THYROID DISEASE;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-17; INTERLEUKIN-23; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; THYROIDITIS, AUTOIMMUNE;

EID: 70450200633     PISSN: 09298673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/092986709789104975     Document Type: Review

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