Transforming growth factor-β1 polymorphisms in patients with brucellosis: An association between codon 10 and 25 polymorphisms and brucellosis

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 97-100

  Rafiei, A ^a   Hajilooi, M ^b   Shakib, R J ^c   Alavi, S A ^a  

^a MAZANDARAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b HAMADAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c GUILAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Brucellosis; Cytokine; Gene polymorphism; Haplotypes; Risk factor; TGF 1

Indexed keywords

TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

ARTICLE; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLOSIS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CODON USAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 33845312684     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2006.01575.x     Document Type: Article

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