Association of cytokine and chemokine gene polymorphisms with severe acute respiratory syndrome

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL.2, 2009, Pages 43-46

  Lau, Yu Lung ^a   Peiris, J M S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMOKINE; CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; RANTES;

ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

ADULT; AGED; ALLELES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHEMOKINE CCL5; CHEMOKINES; CYTOKINES; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INTERFERON-GAMMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RISK FACTORS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73349135984     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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