Chromosomes X, 9, and the H2 locus interact epistatically to control Leishmania major infection

European Journal of Immunology

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 3047-3050

  Roberts, Lynden J ^a   Baldwin, Tracey M ^a   Speed, Terence P ^a   Handman, Emanuela ^a   Foote, Simon J ^a,b  

^a WALTER AND ELIZA HALL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Genetics; Host response; Leishmania major; Linkage; X chromosome

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL INHERITANCE; CHROMOSOME 9; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC EPISTASIS; GENOME; HAPLOTYPE; HELPER CELL; INTERACTIONS WITH DNA; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; X CHROMOSOME;

LEISHMANIA MAJOR;

EID: 0033391738     PISSN: 00142980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1521-4141(199909)29:09<3047::aid-immu3047>3.0.co;2-l     Document Type: Article

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