Evidence for a functional repeat polymorphism in the promoter of the human NRAMP1 gene that correlates with autoimmune versus infectious disease susceptibility

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 295-299

  Searle, Susan ^a   Blackwell, Jenefer M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autoimmune disease susceptibility; Human NRAMP1 gene

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; GAMMA INTERFERON;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; DINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ENHANCER REGION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFECTION; MACROPHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REPORTER GENE;

ALLELES; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; CARRIER PROTEINS; CATION TRANSPORT PROTEINS; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMANS; INFECTION; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; TANDEM REPEAT SEQUENCES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0032935301     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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