The type i diabetes association of the IL2RA locus

Genes and Immunity

Volumn 10, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Qu, H Q ^a   Bradfield, J P ^b   Belisle A ^c,d   Grant, S F A ^b   Hakonarson, H ^b   Polychronakos, C ^a  

^a MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d Genome Quebec Innovation Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autoimmune disease; genetic susceptibility; IL2RA; linkage disequilibrium; single nucleotide polymorphism; type I diabetes

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR ALPHA;

ARTICLE; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; GENETIC LOCI; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-2 RECEPTOR ALPHA SUBUNIT; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

EID: 75649098698     PISSN: 14664879     EISSN: 14765470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/gene.2009.90     Document Type: Article

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