Genotype frequencies of the +874T→A single nucleotide polymorphism in the first intron of the interferon-γ gene in a sample of Sicilian patients affected by tuberculosis

European Journal of Immunogenetics

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 371-374

  Lio, D ^a   Marino, V ^b   Serauto, A ^b   Gioia, V ^b   Scola, L ^a   Crivello, A ^a   Forte, G I ^a   Colonna Romano, G ^a   Candore, G ^a   Caruso, C ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b Ospedale GF Ingrassia   (Italy)

^c Laboratorio di Immunopatologia   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENOTYPE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTRON; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ADULT; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; INTERFERON TYPE II; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SICILY; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 18644370388     PISSN: 09607420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2370.2002.00327.x     Document Type: Article

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