The TBX21 transcription factor T-1993C polymorphism is associated with decreased IFN-γ and IL-4 production by primary human lymphocytes

Human Immunology

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 673-676

  Fyall, K M ^a   Fong, A M ^a   Rao, S B ^b,c   Ibrahim, J G ^b,c   Waxweiler, W T ^a   Thomas, N E ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 4; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR T BET;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERFERON-GAMMA; INTERLEUKIN-4; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PRIMARY CELL CULTURE; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; T-BOX DOMAIN PROTEINS; TETRADECANOYLPHORBOL ACETATE;

EID: 84861773367     PISSN: 01988859     EISSN: 18791166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2012.03.005     Document Type: Article

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