Genotype and allele frequencies of heme oxygenase-1 promoter region in a Greek cohort

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 124, Issue 20, 2011, Pages 3408-3411

  Katana, Eleni P ^a   Skoura, Lemonia G ^a   Scouras, Zacharias G ^b   Daniilidis, Michail A ^c  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^c AHEPA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Greek population; Heme oxygenase 1; Microsatellite polymorphism; Promoter

Indexed keywords

HEME OXYGENASE 1;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; ENZYME POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GREECE; HEME OXYGENASE 1 GENE; HUMAN; MALE; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION GENETICS; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; GREECE; HEME OXYGENASE-1; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054945534     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.2011.20.036     Document Type: Article

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