Allele frequencies for an interferon-γ microsatellite in a population of Brazilian leprosy patients

European Journal of Immunogenetics

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 149-151

  Reynard, M P ^a,b   Turner, D ^a   Junqueira Kipnis, A P ^c   De Souza, M Ramos ^c   Moreno, C ^b   Navarrete, C V ^a,b  

^a NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LEPROSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BRAZIL; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INTERFERON TYPE II; LEPROSY; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MONTE CARLO METHOD;

EID: 0037386254     PISSN: 09607420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2370.2003.00377.x     Document Type: Article

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