Polymorphisms in the FOXP3 gene in Han Chinese psoriasis patients

Journal of Dermatological Science

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 51-56

  Gao, Lin ^a   Li, Kai ^a   Li, Fang ^b   Li, Hong ^a   Liu, Ling ^a   Wang, Lin ^a   Zhang, Zhengdong ^c   Gao, Tianwen ^a   Liu, Yufeng ^a  

^a FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Forkhead winged helix box; FOXP3; Gene polymorphism; Psoriasis vulgaris; Regulatory T cells; T reg cells

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; CYTOSINE; GUANINE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXP3;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CHILD; CHINA; FEMALE; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-2 RECEPTOR ALPHA SUBUNIT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL; PSORIASIS;

EID: 72149129467     PISSN: 09231811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2009.09.010     Document Type: Article

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