Genetic association between methyl-CpG binding protein 2 (MECP2) and primary Sjögren's syndrome

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 69, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1731-1732

  Cobb, Beth L ^a   Fei, Yiping ^a,b   Jonsson, Roland ^c   Bolstad, Anne Isine ^c   Brun, Johan G ^c,d   Rischmueller, Maureen ^e   Lester, Susan E ^f   Witte, Torsten ^g   Illei, Gabor ^h   Brennan, Michael ⁱ   Bowman, Simon ^j   Moser, Kathy L ^a   Harley, John B ^a,b,k   Sawalha, Amr H ^a,b,k  

^a OKLAHOMA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^d HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^e QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f HANSON INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^g HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^h NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DENTAL AND CRANIOFACIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

ⁱ CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^k VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

METHYL CPG BINDING PROTEIN 2;

DNA METHYLATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE REPLICATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; X CHROMOSOME;

COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; METHYL-CPG-BINDING PROTEIN 2; SJOGREN'S SYNDROME;

EID: 77955145342     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: 14682060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.2009.122903     Document Type: Letter

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