3'UTR polymorphisms in the NRAMP1 gene are associated with susceptibility to tuberculosis in Koreans

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 577-580

  Ryu, S ^a,b   Park, Y K ^b   Bai, G H ^b   Kim, S J ^b   Park, S N ^b   Kang, S ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Food and Drug Administration   (South Korea)

Author keywords

3'UTR polymorphisms; Allelic frequency; Koreans; NRAMP1; Susceptibility; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOSIS;

ALLELES; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CARRIER PROTEINS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CATION TRANSPORT PROTEINS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; KOREA; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0034046407     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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