Association between FokI Polymorphism in Vitamin D Receptor Gene and Susceptibility to Spinal Tuberculosis in Chinese Han Population

Archives of Medical Research

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 46-49

  Zhang, Hong Qi ^a   Deng, Ang ^a   Guo, Chao Feng ^a   Wang, Yu Xiang ^a   Chen, Ling Qiang ^a   Wang, Yong Fu ^a   Wu, Jian Huang ^a   Liu, Jin Yang ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE FOKI; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITAMIN D RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CHINESE HAN POPULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BASE SEQUENCE; CHINA; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES, TYPE II SITE-SPECIFIC; DNA PRIMERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RECEPTORS, CALCITRIOL; TUBERCULOSIS, SPINAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952322918     PISSN: 01884409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2009.12.004     Document Type: Article

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