Polymorphisms of the maternal Slug gene in fetal neural tube defects in a Chinese population

• 作 者: Li Guo Hong Zhao Yuheng Pei Qu
• 机 构: DepartmentofBiochemistryandMolecularBiology,DepartmentofPhysiology,DepartmentofInternalNeurology,Dep
• 出 处: 中国神经再生研究：英文版
• 发表日期: 2010年17期
• 关键词: 基因多态性 中国人口 神经管畸形 弹头 等位基因频率 神经管缺陷 产妇 胎儿 neural tube defectsSlugsingle nucleotide
• 基金项目: Supported by：the National Key Project of Scientific and Technical Supporting Programs funded by the Ministry of Science ＆ Technology of China,No.2007BA107A02,the National Basic Research Program of Chi

Several studies have demonstrated that Slug, which encodes a zinc finger of the Snail family of transcription factors, is a potential risk factor for neural tube defects. Neural tube defects tend to occur with a high rate in Shanxi province, China. The pr