The VDR and TNF-α gene polymorphisms in Iranian tuberculosis patients: The study on host susceptibility

Iranian Journal of Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 207-213

  Varahram, Mohammed ^a   Farnia, Parissa ^a   Anoosheh, Sabar ^a   Kazampour, Mehdi ^a   Merza, Muayad ^a   Saeif, Shima ^a   Masjedi, Mohammad Reza ^a   Velayati, Ali Akbar ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

TNF gene; Tuberculosis; VDR

Indexed keywords

TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; VITAMIN D RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HOST SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; IRAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 77953952821     PISSN: 17355109     EISSN: 20081081     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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