Association of the G-463A myeloperoxidase polymorphism with infection in sickle cell anemia

Haematologica

Volumn 90, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 977-979

  Costa, Raimundo N P ^a   Conran, Nicola ^a   Albuquerque, Dulcineia M ^a   Soares, Paulo H ^a   Saad, Sara T O ^a   Costa, Fernando Ferreira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Infection; Myeloperoxidase polymorphism; Sickle cell anemia

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; MYELOPEROXIDASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CELLULITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ENDOCARDITIS; ENZYME POLYMORPHISM; FOLLOW UP; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; KIDNEY INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OSTEOMYELITIS; PNEUMONIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEPSIS; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; CHILD; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INFECTION; MIDDLE AGED; PEROXIDASE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 22544481795     PISSN: 03906078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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