Association of FCRL3 -169T/C polymorphism with endometriosis and identification of a protective haplotype against the development of the disease in Brazilian population

Human Immunology

Volumn 72, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 774-778

  Bianco, Bianca ^a   Teles, Juliana S ^a   Lerner, Tatiana G ^a   Vilarino, Fábia L ^a   Christofolini, Denise M ^a   Barbosa, Caio P ^a  

^a FACULDADE DE MEDICINA DO ABC   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Autoimmunity; Endometriosis; FCRL3 gene; Infertility; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

FC RECEPTOR; PROTEIN FCRL3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ADULT; AUTOIMMUNITY; BRAZIL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POPULATION GROUPS; RECEPTORS, IMMUNOLOGIC;

EID: 84860389187     PISSN: 01988859     EISSN: 18791166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2011.05.005     Document Type: Article

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