Association between genetic variants in the HNF4A gene and childhood-onset Crohns disease

Genes and Immunity

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 556-565

  Marcil, V ^a   Sinnett, D ^b   Seidman, E ^a,c   Boudreau, F ^c   Gendron, F P ^c   Beaulieu, J F ^c   Menard, D ^c   Lambert, M ^b   Bitton, A ^a   Sanchez, R ^b   Amre, D ^b   Levy, E ^b,c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Crohn's disease; genetic variants; HNF4a; oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

HEPATOCYTE NUCLEAR FACTOR 4ALPHA;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENE REPLICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; INTESTINE EPITHELIUM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ADOLESCENT; CANADA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CROHN DISEASE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; HAPLOTYPES; HEPATOCYTE NUCLEAR FACTOR 4; HUMANS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC;

EID: 84867741265     PISSN: 14664879     EISSN: 14765470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/gene.2012.37     Document Type: Article

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