Interferon-γ +874A/T and interleukin-4 intron3 VNTR gene polymorphisms in Chinese patients with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura

European Journal of Haematology

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 191-197

  Chen, Xiaoli ^b   Xu, Jianhui ^b   Chen, Zhenping ^b   Zhou, Zeping ^b   Feng, Xiaoming ^b   Zhou, Yuling ^b   Ren, Qian ^b   Yang, Renchi ^a,b   Han, Zhong Chao ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF HEMATOLOGY AND BLOOD DISEASES HOSPITAL   (China)

^b PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

Author keywords

Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura; Interferon ; Interleukin 4; Polymorphisms

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 4;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; INTRON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERLEUKIN-4; MALE; MINISATELLITE REPEATS; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC, IDIOPATHIC;

EID: 34547799632     PISSN: 09024441     EISSN: 16000609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0609.2007.00914.x     Document Type: Article

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