Sentence examples for association between functional polymorphism from inspiring English sources
Our group demonstrated an association between functional polymorphism of the MMP-9 gene, located on chromosome 20q11-13, and bipolar disorder [ 66].
Nonetheless, there is no report about the association between functional polymorphisms in the EpCAM gene and cancer prognosis.
However, there have been no published population studies investigating the association between functional polymorphisms in the NOXA or MCL1 promoter and the risk of HPV-associated SCCHN.
The aim of this study was to examine the association between functional polymorphisms in the pro-inflammatory P2X7 receptor and the Ro/La autoantibody response in primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS).
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether there was an association between the functional polymorphism (DBH5′-Ins/Del) and schizophrenia in a Han Chinese population.
Some recent studies show an association between a functional polymorphism of BDNF gene (Val66Met) and the susceptibility to nicotine dependence and we hypothesized that this polymorphism was associated with smoking in both schizophrenia patients and healthy controls.
However, no study about the association between this functional polymorphism and sepsis susceptibility was reported.
Likewise, a recent publication has demonstrated an association between a functional polymorphism for FcγRIIb and anti-ccp RA in an Asian population [ 41].
The data reported here validate our previous observation of a strong association between a functional polymorphism of the HLA-E gene and AS in Sardinia.
In addition, our meta-analysis also indicated that the MDM2 SNP309genotypetype was associated significantly with an increased risk of gastric carcinoma, and provided further evidence indicating an association between this functional polymorphism and gastric carcinoma susceptibility.
This study validates the association between a functional polymorphism in the 5′ UTR of ANKH and CC and shows for the first time that this is independent of age and OA – the two key risk factors for CC.
