Tumor necrosis factor-alpha, interleukin-1-beta and immunoglobulin (GM and KM) polymorphisms in leprosy. A linkage study

Experimental and Clinical Immunogenetics

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 160-165

  Levée, Géraldine ^a   Schurr, Erwin ^b   Pandey, Janardan P ^c  

^a Inst Terr Rech Medicales Louis M   (French Polynesia)

^b MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytokines; French Polynesia; GM; Immunoglobulins; Interleukin 1 ; KM; Leprosy; Tumor necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN ALLOTYPE; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ARTICLE; FRENCH POLYNESIA; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; LEPROSY; PENETRANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ALLOTYPES; IMMUNOGLOBULIN GM ALLOTYPES; INTERLEUKIN-1; LEPROSY; LINKAGE (GENETICS); TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 0030781778     PISSN: 02549670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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