Polymorphism of the interferon-γ gene and risk of tuberculosis in a southeastern Chinese population

Human Immunology

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 129-133

  Ding, Shiping ^a,b   Li, Lanjuan ^a   Zhu, Xiufang ^c  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^c Yiwu Zhongxin Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

Interferon ; Single nucleotide polymorphisms; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; GENOMIC DNA; MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DNA SEQUENCE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT TANDEM REPEAT; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; CHINA; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INTERFERON TYPE II; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; ODDS RATIO; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RISK FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 40849140975     PISSN: 01988859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2007.11.006     Document Type: Article

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