Regulatory polymorphisms in EGR2 are associated with susceptibility to systemic lupus erythematosus

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2313-2320

  Myouzen, Keiko ^a   Kochi, Yuta ^a   Shimane, Kenichi ^a,b   Fujio, Keishi ^b   Okamura, Tomohisa ^b   Okada, Yukinori ^a   Suzuki, Akari ^a   Atsumi, Tatsuya ^c   Ito, Satoshi ^d   Takada, Kazuki ^e   Mimori, Akio ^f   Ikegawa, Shiro ^a   Yamada, Ryo ^g   Nakamura, Yusuke ^b   Yamamoto, Kazuhiko ^a,b  

^a RIKEN   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^e TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f NATIONAL CENTER FOR GLOBAL HEALTH AND MEDICINE   (Japan)

^g KYOTO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARLY GROWTH RESPONSE FACTOR 2; EGR2 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FLANKING REGION; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; METABOLISM;

MUS;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EARLY GROWTH RESPONSE PROTEIN 2; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

EID: 77953514276     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: 14602083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddq092     Document Type: Article

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