NRAMP1 (SLC11A1) variants: Genetic susceptibility to multiple sclerosis

Journal of Clinical Immunology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 583-586

  Ates, Omer ^a   Kurt, Semiha ^a   Bozkurt, Nihan ^a   Karaer, Hatice ^a  

^a GAZIOSMANPASA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Genetic susceptibilty; Multiple sclerosis; NRAMP1; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

NATURAL RESISTANCE ASSOCIATED MACROPHAGE PROTEIN 1; CATION TRANSPORT PROTEIN; NATURAL RESISTANCE-ASSOCIATED MACROPHAGE PROTEIN 1;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE DELETION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); CASE CONTROL STUDY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROCEDURES; TURKEY;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CATION TRANSPORT PROTEINS; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; TURKEY;

EID: 77956267968     PISSN: 02719142     EISSN: 15732592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10875-010-9422-5     Document Type: Article

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