Association of thymic stromal lymphopoietin gene -847C>T polymorphism in generalized vitiligo

Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1073-1075

  Cheong, Kyung Ah ^a   Chae, Soo Cheon ^b   Kim, Yong Shin ^b   Kwon, Hyok Bu ^a   Chung, Hun Taeg ^b   Lee, Ai Young ^a  

^a Dongguk University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

C allele; Lower TSLP mRNA levels; Promoter activity; Susceptibility to generalized vitiligo; TSLP 847C>T polymorphism

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; THYMIC STROMAL LYMPHOPOIETIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; VITILIGO;

ADOLESCENT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; CELL LINE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYTOKINES; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENES, REPORTER; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; KOREA; LUCIFERASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; TRANSFECTION; VITILIGO; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70849123819     PISSN: 09066705     EISSN: 16000625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0625.2009.00897.x     Document Type: Letter

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