Association of transcription factor FOXP3 gene polymorphism with genetic susceptibility to systematic lupus erythematosus in Guangxi Zhuang population

Chinese Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 433-436

  Lan, Yan ^a   Tang, Xiu Sheng ^a   Qin, Jun ^a   Wu, Jie ^a   Qin, Ji Min ^a  

^a YOUJIANG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY FOR NATIONALITIES   (China)

Author keywords

Gene polymorphism; Systematic lupus erythematosus; Transcription factor FOXP3 gene

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXP3;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

ALLELES; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHINA; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; POPULATION GROUPS; RISK FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 77955887358     PISSN: 10039406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1003-9406.2010.04.016     Document Type: Article

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