Polymorphism in the promoter region of tumor necrosis factor-alpha gene is associated with severe melioidosis

Human Immunology

Volumn 60, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 979-983

  Nuntayanuwat, Sirithip ^a   Dharakul, Tararaj ^a   Chaowagul, Wipada ^b   Songsivilai, Sirirurg ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Department of Medicine   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Burkholderia pseudomallei; Melioidosis; Polymorphism; TNF ; TNF

Indexed keywords

TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FATALITY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MELIOIDOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SEPTICEMIA; THAILAND;

BACTEREMIA; ENDEMIC DISEASES; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INTRONS; LYMPHOTOXIN-ALPHA; MELIOIDOSIS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; THAILAND; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 0032745383     PISSN: 01988859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0198-8859(99)00073-7     Document Type: Article

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