Interferon-gamma low producer genotype +5644 over presented in patients with focal brucellosis

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 21, 2010, Pages 1036-1041

  Hedayatizadeh Omran, A ^a   Rafiei, A ^a   Hajilooi, M ^b   Haghshenas, M ^c  

^a MAZANDARAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b HAMADAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c MAZANDARAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Brucellosis; Focal; Genotype; IFN gamma; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

BRUCELLA;

EID: 77958449112     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2010.1036.1041     Document Type: Article

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