A rare allele combination of the interleukin-1 gene complex is associated with high interleukin-1β plasma levels in healthy individuals

European Cytokine Network

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 251-255

  Hulkkonen, J ^a   Laippala, P ^a   Hurme, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Allele; Gene; IL 1; Plasma; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA;

ALLELE; ALLELISM; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; INTRON; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLELES; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOOD DONORS; DNA PRIMERS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; INTERLEUKIN-1; MIDDLE AGE; MINISATELLITE REPEATS; POLYMORPHISM (GENETICS); SIALOGLYCOPROTEINS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0033770151     PISSN: 11485493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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