Associations of IFN-γ polymorphism with HIV-1 infection in the Korean population [2]

AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 297-299

  Kang, Moon Won ^a   Pyo, Chul Woo ^a   Wie, Seong Heon ^a   Choi, Hee Baeg ^a   Kim, Su Yeon ^a   Kim, Yang Kyum ^a   Lee, Joo Sil ^b   Kim, Tai Gyu ^a,c  

^a The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Natinal Institute of Health   (South Korea)

^c The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ALLELE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERFERON PRODUCTION; KOREA; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ALLELES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; GENE FREQUENCY; HETEROZYGOTE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTRONS; KOREA; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; ODDS RATIO; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RNA, VIRAL; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 33645344881     PISSN: 08892229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/aid.2006.22.297     Document Type: Letter

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