4-aminobutyrate aminotransferase (ABAT): Genetic and pharmacological evidence for an involvement in Gastro esophageal reflux disease

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Jirholt, Johan ^a   Åsling, Bengt ^a   Hammond, Paul ^b   Davidson, Geoffrey ^b   Knutsson, Mikael ^a   Walentinsson, Anna ^a   Jensen, Jörgen M ^a   Lehmann, Anders ^a   Agreus, Lars ^c   Lagerström Fermer, Maria ^a  

^a ASTRAZENECA R AND D   (Sweden)

^b WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; VIGABATRIN;

ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 16; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOG; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE LOCATION; GENE REPLICATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INTRON; LINKAGE ANALYSIS; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

4-AMINOBUTYRATE TRANSAMINASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DOGS; ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER, LOWER; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 79955732658     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0019095     Document Type: Article

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