Association of methyl-CpG-binding protein 2 (MeCP2) polymorphisms withsystemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) among Chinese Han population in south of the Yangtze River

Fudan University Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 146-151

  Ren, Jiang Ping ^a   Peng, Chun Lin ^a   Chen, Shui Lian ^a   Fu, Chao Wei ^a   Jiang, Feng ^a   Li, Yu Hua ^a   Meng, Wei ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Methyl CpG binding protein 2(MeCP2); Single nucleotide polymorphism(SNP); Systemic lupus erythematosus(SLE)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862254981     PISSN: 16728467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-8467.2012.02.007     Document Type: Article

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