Association study of the single nucleotide polymorphisms of PARK2 and PACRG with leprosy susceptibility in Chinese population

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 488-489

  Li, Jinghui ^a,b   Liu, Hong ^a,b   Liu, Jian ^a,b   Fu, Xi'An ^a,b   Yu, Yongxiang ^a,b   Yu, Gongqi ^a,b   Chen, Shumin ^a,b   Chu, Tongsheng ^a,b   Lu, Nan ^a,b   Bao, Fangfang ^a,b   Yuan, Chunying ^a,b   Zhang, Furen ^a,b,c,d  

^a SHANDONG PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL AFFILIATED TO SHANDONG FIRST MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Shandong Provincial Key Lab for Dermatovenereology   (China)

^c SHANDONG PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL AFFILIATED TO SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d Shandong Provincial Medical Center for Dermatovenereology   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PACRG PROTEIN; PARK2 PROTEIN; PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHINESE; CHROMOSOME 6; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; LEPROSY; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LEPROSY; MOLECULAR CHAPERONES; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASES;

EID: 84859902667     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: 14765438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2011.190     Document Type: Letter

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