Genetic control of schistosome infections by the SM1 locus of the 5q31- q33 region is linked to differentiation of type 2 helper T lymphocytes

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 67, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 4689-4692

  Rodrigues Jr , Virmondes ^a,b   Piper, Karen ^b   Couissinier Paris, Patricia ^b   Bacelar, Olivia ^b   Dessein, Hélia ^b   Dessein, Alain J ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TRIÂNGULO MINEIRO   (Brazil)

^b Aix Marseille university   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 5;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 5Q; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCHOOL CHILD; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION;

SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

EID: 0344562912     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.67.9.4689-4692.1999     Document Type: Article

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