Study on the association of 3'UTR polymorphisms of NRAMP1 gene with susceptibility to tuberculosis in Uighurs

Chinese Journal of Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 420-423

  Meng, Xian Jie ^a   Wu, Fang Tao ^b   Yan, Dong ^b   Wang, Xia ^b   Li, Chun Zhu ^a   Wu, Fang ^a   Wang, Ping ^a   Wu, Jiang Dong ^a   Zhang, Wan Jiang ^a  

^a SHIHEZI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Disease susceptibility; NRAMP1 gene; Polymorphisms; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863230298     PISSN: 02545101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-5101.2009.05.009     Document Type: Article

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