Interleukin-12B-3′UTR polymorphism in association with IL-12p40 and IL-12p70 serum levels and silicosis severity

International Journal of Immunogenetics

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 193-199

  Stanilova, S ^a   Miteva, L ^a   Prakova, G ^b  

^a TRAKIA UNIVERSITY   (Bulgaria)

^b TRAKIA UNIVERSITY   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 12P40; INTERLEUKIN 12P70;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SILICOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BULGARIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-12; INTERLEUKIN-12 SUBUNIT P40; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SILICOSIS;

EID: 34248532329     PISSN: 17443121     EISSN: 1744313X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-313X.2007.00680.x     Document Type: Article

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