A review of genetic association studies of obstructive sleep apnea: Field synopsis and meta-analysis

Sleep

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1461-1468

  Varvarigou, Vasileia ^a,b   Dahabreh, Issa J ^c   Malhotra, Atul ^d   Kales, Stefanos N ^a,b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Cambridge Health Alliance   (United States)

^c TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Meta analysis; Polymorphism; Sleep apnea; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E2; APOLIPOPROTEIN E4; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

FAMILY STUDY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC MODEL; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HEREDITY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; POWER ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLE SIZE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

APOLIPOPROTEIN E2; APOLIPOPROTEIN E4; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; HUMANS; PEPTIDYL-DIPEPTIDASE A; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 80655125017     PISSN: 01618105     EISSN: 15509109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5665/sleep.1376     Document Type: Review

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