An expanded histatin gene polymorphism and test of a possible disease resistant phenotype

Human Mutation

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 58-64

  Araki, Motohide ^a   Anstey, Nicholas M ^b   Mwaikambo, Esther D ^c   Dua, Arnavaz ^d   Amberger, Ed ^e   Azen, Edwin A ^e  

^a ASAHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^c MUHIMBILI MEDICAL CENTRE   (Tanzania)

^d FROEDTERT MEMORIAL LUTHERAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Histatin gene; Malaria; Polymorphism; Saliva

Indexed keywords

HISTATIN;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CAUCASIAN; CHINESE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; NEGRO; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; INFANT; MALARIA, CEREBRAL; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROTEINS; SALIVARY PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE DELETION; TANZANIA;

PIERINAE;

EID: 0030856567     PISSN: 10597794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-1004(1997)10:1<58::AID-HUMU8>3.0.CO;2-I     Document Type: Article

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