Novel regulatory SNPs in the promoter region of the TNFRSF18 gene in a gabonese population

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 418-420

  Velavan, T P ^a   Bechlars, S ^a   Huang, X ^a   Kremsner, P G ^a,b   Kun, J F J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b Albert Schweitzer Hospital   (Germany)

Author keywords

Polymorphism; Regulatory T cells; Transfection; Tumor necrosis factor receptor super family

Indexed keywords

TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR RECEPTOR; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR RECEPTOR 18; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FILARIASIS; GABON; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE FREQUENCY; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; MALARIA; MALE; PROMOTER REGION; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TATA BOX; TNFRSF 18 GENE;

EID: 79958063716     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2011007500036     Document Type: Article

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