A new polymorphism in the promoter region of the human interleukin-16 (IL-16) gene

Genes and Immunity

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 293-294

  Nakayama, E E ^a   Wasi, C ^b   Ajisawa, A ^c   Iwamoto, A ^a   Shioda, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c TOKYO METROPOLITAN KOMAGOME HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asian; HIV 1; IL 16; Polymorphism; Promoter

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1;

INTERLEUKIN 16;

ARTICLE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; JAPAN; PROMOTER REGION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; THAILAND;

GENE FREQUENCY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-16; JAPAN; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); THAILAND;

EID: 0034577203     PISSN: 14664879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.gene.6363672     Document Type: Article

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