Polymorphism in intron 1 of the interferon-gamma gene influences both serum immunoglobulin E levels and the risk for chronic hepatitis B virus infection in Polynesians

Immunogenetics

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 187-195

  Abbott, William ^a   Gane, Edward ^a   Winship, Ingrid ^c   Munn, Stephen ^a   Tukuitonga, Colin ^b  

^a AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hepatitis B virus; Immunoglobulin E; Interferon gamma; Niue; Polynesia

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RISK; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INFECTION RISK; INNATE IMMUNITY; INTRON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYNESIA; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HAPLOTYPES; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTRONS; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POLYNESIA;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 33846840598     PISSN: 00937711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00251-006-0184-4     Document Type: Article

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