Interleukin-18 promoter gene polymorphisms in Chinese patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: Association with CC genotype at position -607

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 91-95

  Xu, Qian ^a,b   Soe, Kyaw Tin ^b   Paramalingam, Sivalingam Suppiah ^a   Thumboo, Julian ^a,b   Koh, Dow Rhoon ^a   Fong, Kok Yong ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Genotype; Single nucleotide polymorphisms

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; INTERLEUKIN 18;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA EXTRACTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; VENOUS BLOOD;

EID: 34247402021     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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