Effect of IL12A and IL12B polymorphisms on the risk of Chlamydia trachomatis-induced tubal factor infertility and disease severity

Human Reproduction

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2217-2223

  Ohman H ^a   Bailey, R ^b   Natividad, A ^b   Ragoussis, J ^c   Johnson, L L ^c   Tiitinen, A ^d   Halttunen, M ^d   Paavonen, J ^d   Surcel, H M ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

C. trachomatis; chlamydial infection; disease severity; disease susceptibility; IL 12

Indexed keywords

DNA; INTERLEUKIN 12P35; INTERLEUKIN 12P40;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS INDUCED TUBAL FACTOR INFERTILITY; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS;

EID: 84863586100     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/des136     Document Type: Article

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