Distribution of 22 cytokine gene polymorphisms in the healthy Czech population

International Journal of Immunogenetics

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 261-267

  Kubistova, Z ^a   Mrazek, F ^a   Tudos, Z ^a   Kriegova, E ^a   Ambruzova, Z ^a   Mytilineos, J ^b,c   Petrek, M ^a  

^a PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CZECH REPUBLIC; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; FEMALE; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ADULT; AGED; CYTOKINES; CZECH REPUBLIC; EUROPE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RECEPTORS, CYTOKINE;

EID: 33746158976     PISSN: 17443121     EISSN: 1744313X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-313X.2006.00609.x     Document Type: Article

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