IL-12Bpro and GSTP1 polymorphisms in association with silicosis

Tissue Antigens

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 169-174

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

^a TRAKIA UNIVERSITY   (Bulgaria)

^b TRAKIA UNIVERSITY   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

GSTP1 +313 A G polymorphism; Interleukin 12p40; Interleukin 12p40 promoter polymorphism (IL 12Bpro); Silicosis

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE P1; INTERLEUKIN 12P40;

ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SILICOSIS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ADULT; AGED; ALLELES; BULGARIA; COAL MINING; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GLUTATHIONE S-TRANSFERASE PI; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-12 SUBUNIT P40; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SILICOSIS;

EID: 38049128888     PISSN: 00012815     EISSN: 13990039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.2007.00985.x     Document Type: Article

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