Analysis of an interferon-γ gene (IFNG) polymorphism in Danish and Finnish insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) patients and control subjects

Journal of Interferon and Cytokine Research

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 87-93

  Pociot, Flemming ^a   Veijola, Riitta ^b   Johannesen, Jesper ^a   Hansen, Pernille M ^a   Lorenzen, Tove ^a   Karlsen, Allan E ^a   Reijonen, Helena ^c   Knip, Mikael ^b   Nerup, Jørn ^a  

^a STENO DIABETES CENTER   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; HLA DQ ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; FINLAND; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HLA TYPING; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0031058119     PISSN: 10799907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jir.1997.17.87     Document Type: Article

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