Significant association between TNF-α (TNF) promoter allele (-1031C, -863C, and -857C) and cerebral malaria in Thailand

Tissue Antigens

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 277-280

  Hananantachai, H ^a   Patarapotikul, J ^a   Ohashi, J ^b   Naka, I ^b   Krudsood, S ^a   Looareesuwan, S ^a   Tokunaga, K ^b  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cerebral malaria; Thailand; TNF promoter polymorphism

Indexed keywords

HLA B ANTIGEN; HLA DR ANTIGEN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BRAIN MALARIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THAILAND; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA GENE;

ADULT; ALLELES; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MALARIA, CEREBRAL; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); THAILAND; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 34247881850     PISSN: 00012815     EISSN: 13990039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.2006.00756.x     Document Type: Article

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