Study of the relationship between human MIF level, MIF-794CATT5-8 microsatellite polymorphism, and susceptibility of tuberculosis in Southwest China

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 383-386

  Li, Yanlin ^a   Zeng, Zhaofang ^a   Deng, Shaoli ^b  

^a CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b THIRD MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Macrophage migration inhibitory factors; Microsatellite polymorphism; Susceptibility; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; MIGRATION INHIBITION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSATELLITE POLYMORPHISM; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; BASE SEQUENCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHINA; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MACROPHAGE MIGRATION-INHIBITORY FACTORS; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84864371093     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: 16784391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjid.2012.06.018     Document Type: Article

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