Association of polymorphisms in the interleukin-18 gene with susceptibility to biliary atresia

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 607-611

  Lee, Hung Chang ^a,b   Chang, Tzu Yang ^a   Yeung, Chun Yan ^a,c   Chan, Wai Tao ^a   Jiang, Chuen Bin ^a   Chan, Hui Wen ^a   Chen, Wei Fang ^a   Yang, Horng Woei ^a   Lin, Marie ^a   Lee, Yann Jinn ^a,b  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NURSING AND MANAGEMENT COLLEGE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Biliary cirrhosis; case control study; interleukin 18; single nucleotide polymorphism

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; INTERLEUKIN 18;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DNA EXTRACTION; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BILIARY ATRESIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERLEUKIN-18; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; TAIWAN;

EID: 79955558159     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e3182111b9b     Document Type: Article

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