Association between variable number tandem repeats within the 3′ flanking region of the interleukin-6 gene and systemic lupus erythematosus in Korean patients

Lupus

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1161-1165

  Jeon, J Y ^a,b   Kim, H A ^a,b   Kim, S H ^a,b   Suh, C H ^a,b  

^a Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b K21 Division of Cell Transformation and Restoration   (South Korea)

Author keywords

interleukin 6; systemic lupus erythematosus; variable number tandem repeat

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 6;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DNA FLANKING REGION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKOPENIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT;

3' FLANKING REGION; ADULT; ALLELES; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BASE SEQUENCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DNA PRIMERS; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-6; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINISATELLITE REPEATS; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053645037     PISSN: 09612033     EISSN: 14770962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0961203311405704     Document Type: Article

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