Genome-wide scan for visceral leishmaniasis susceptibility genes in Brazil

Genes and Immunity

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 84-90

  Jamieson, S E ^a   Miller, E N ^a   Peacock, C S ^a   Fakiola, M ^a   Wilson, M E ^b   Bales Holst, A ^b   Shaw, M A ^c   Silveira, F ^d   Shaw, J J ^d,e   Jeronimo, S M ^f   Blackwell, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Division of Infectious Diseases   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^d INSTITUTO EVANDRO CHAGAS   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^f FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CCL1 CHEMOKINE; CCL16 CHEMOKINE; CHEMOKINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHROMOSOME 17Q; CHROMOSOME 6Q; CHROMOSOME 7Q; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY; GENE CLUSTER; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PEDIGREE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

BRAZIL; CHEMOKINES, CC; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOME, HUMAN; HUMANS; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

EID: 33846485608     PISSN: 14664879     EISSN: 14765470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.gene.6364357     Document Type: Article

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