Association between the rs7574865 polymorphism of STAT4 and rheumatoid arthritis: A meta-analysis

Rheumatology International

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 661-666

  Lee, Young Ho ^a   Woo, Jin Hyun ^a   Choi, Seong Jae ^a   Ji, Jong Dae ^a   Song, Gwan Gyu ^a  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Meta analysis; Polymorphism; Rheumatoid arthritis; STAT4

Indexed keywords

STAT4 PROTEIN;

ALLELE; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; ASIAN; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; EUROPEAN UNION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MEDLINE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ETHNIC GROUPS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; ODDS RATIO; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STAT4 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

EID: 77951022063     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-009-1051-z     Document Type: Article

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