Mucin variable number tandem repeat polymorphisms and severity of cystic fibrosis lung disease: Significant association with MUC5AC

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2011, Pages

  Guo, XueLiang ^a   Pace, Rhonda G ^a   Stonebraker, Jaclyn R ^a   Commander, Clayton W ^a   Dang, Anthony T ^a   Drumm, Mitchell L ^b   Harris, Ann ^c   Zou, Fei ^d   Swallow, Dallas M ^e   Wright, Fred A ^d   O'Neal, Wanda K ^a   Knowles, Michael R ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d IL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f Gene Modifier Study Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; MUC5AC PROTEIN, HUMAN; MUCIN 5AC;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DNA FLANKING REGION; GENE; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG DISEASE; MUCIN 1 GENE; MUCIN 2 GENE; MUCIN 5AC GENE; MUCIN 7 GENE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; LUNG; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PHENOTYPE;

ALLELES; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LUNG; MINISATELLITE REPEATS; MUCIN 5AC; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

EID: 80053604911     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0025452     Document Type: Article

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