Genetic regulation of acquired immune responses to antigens of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: A study of twins in West Africa

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 3989-3994

  Jepson, A ^a   Fowler, A ^a   Banya, W ^a   Singh, M ^a   Bennett, S ^a   Whittle, H ^a   Hill, A V S ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; GAMMA INTERFERON; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; MYCOBACTERIUM ANTIGEN; TUBERCULIN;

ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; CHILD; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GENETIC REGULATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE; TUBERCULOSIS; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; CHILD; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; GAMBIA; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INTERFERON TYPE II; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; SKIN TESTS; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TUBERCULOSIS; TWINS;

EID: 0034999250     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.69.6.3989-3994.2001     Document Type: Article

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