Polymorphism of the IL-1 gene complex in Epstein-Barr virus seronegative and seropositive adult blood donors

Scandinavian Journal of Immunology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 219-222

  Hurme, M ^a   Helminen, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; INTERLEUKIN 1ALPHA; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLELES; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; BLOOD DONORS; COHORT STUDIES; DNA, VIRAL; GENE FREQUENCY; HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN-1; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SIALOGLYCOPROTEINS;

EID: 0031693281     PISSN: 03009475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3083.1998.00406.x     Document Type: Article

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