Association of NRAMP1 gene polymorphisms with the susceptibility to tuberculosis in ethnic Han Chinese children

Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 283-287

  Jin, Jing ^a   Sun, Lin ^a   Jiao, Wei Wei ^a   Zhao, Shun Ying ^a   Li, Hui Min ^a   Guan, Xiao Lei ^a   Jiao, An Xia ^a   Chi, Wei ^a   Jiang, Zai Fang ^a   Shen, A Dong ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese children; NRAMP1 gene; Susceptibility; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; CYTOSINE; GUANINE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CONTENT; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATURAL RESISTANCE ASSOCIATED MACROPHAGE PROTEIN 1 GENE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEX DIFFERENCE; TUBERCULOSIS;

CATION TRANSPORT PROTEINS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SEX FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 65349104808     PISSN: 10088830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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