Role of STAT3 Locus in autoimmune diseases

Genes and Immunity

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 155-

  Jabalameli, M R ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STAT3 PROTEIN;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMANS; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; STAT3 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

EID: 79952280454     PISSN: 14664879     EISSN: 14765470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/gene.2010.55     Document Type: Letter

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