Polymorphism of the interleukin-10 gene is associated with susceptibility to Epstein-Barr virus infection

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 180, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 496-499

  Helminen, Merja ^a   Lahdenpohja, Nina ^b   Hurme, Mikko ^a,b  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; INTERLEUKIN 10;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FEVER; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLENOMEGALY; TONSILLITIS; VIRUS HEPATITIS; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADULT; CHILD; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS INFECTIONS; GENE FREQUENCY; HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-10; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 0033508302     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/314883     Document Type: Article

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