Association of the Ephreceptor Tyrosinekinase-Type A2 (EPHA2) Gene Polymorphism rs3754334 with Age-Related Cataract Risk: A Meta-Analysis

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2013, Pages

  Yang, Jin ^a   Luo, Jianfeng ^a   Zhou, Peng ^a   Fan, Qi ^a   Luo, Yi ^a   Lu, Yi ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPHRIN RECEPTOR A2; TYROSINE KINASE RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; ASIAN; CATARACT; CHINA; CLINICAL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPHA2 GENE; ETHNICITY; GENE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; INDIAN; PHENOTYPE; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; CATARACT; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MODELS, GENETIC; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RECEPTOR, EPHA2; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84881590719     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0071003     Document Type: Article

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