Association of KIR Genotypes and Haplotypes with Syphilis in a Chinese Han Population

Scandinavian Journal of Immunology

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 361-367

  Zhuang, Y L ^a   Song, Y ^a   Zhu, C ^a   Zhang, Y ^a   Wang, D ^b   Nie, X ^a   Liu, Y ^a   Ren, G J ^c  

^a Blood Center of Shandong Province   (China)

^b Jinan Hospital of Dermatosis   (China)

^c SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KILLER CELL IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIKE RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYPHILIS;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; DNA; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECEPTORS, KIR; SYPHILIS; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863135548     PISSN: 03009475     EISSN: 13653083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3083.2011.02664.x     Document Type: Article

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