Age- and gender-specific effects on VDR gene polymorphisms and risk of the development of multiple sclerosis in Tunisians: A preliminary study

International Journal of Immunogenetics

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 174-181

  Ben Selma, W ^a   Ben Fredj, N ^b   Chebel, S ^c   Frih Ayed, M ^c   Aouni, M ^b   Boukadida, J ^a  

^a FARHAT HACHED HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

^c FATTOUMA BOURGUIBA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D RECEPTOR; CALCITRIOL RECEPTOR;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALLELISM; ARTICLE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENDER; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC RISK; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TUNISIAN; ADOLESCENT; ALLELE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; SEX DIFFERENCE; TUNISIA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALLELES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; ODDS RATIO; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECEPTORS, CALCITRIOL; SEX FACTORS; TUNISIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84929295961     PISSN: 17443121     EISSN: 1744313X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/iji.12197     Document Type: Article

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