Haptoglobin polymorphism and mortality in patients with tuberculosis

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 771-775

  Kasvosve, I ^a   Gomo, Z A R ^a   Mvundura, E ^a   Moyo, V M ^a   Saungweme, T ^a   Khumalo, H ^a   Gordeuk, V R ^a   Boelaert, J R ^a   Delanghe, J R ^a   De Bacquer, D ^a   Gangaidzo, I T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Haptoglobin polymorphism; Mortality; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

HAPTOGLOBIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HAPTOGLOBINS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RURAL POPULATION; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0033841813     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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