Presence of the functional CASPASE-12 allele in Indian subpopulations

International Journal of Immunogenetics

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 389-393

  Yavari, M ^a,d   Brinkley, G ^b   Klapstein, K D ^b   Hartwig, W C ^a,b   Rao, R ^c   Hermel, E ^a  

^a Touro University California   (United States)

^b TOURO UNIVERSITY CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c BUCK INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH ON AGING   (United States)

^d Pinecrest Rehabilitation Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 12;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INDIAN; INFECTION RISK; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ALLELES; CASPASE 12; ETHNIC GROUPS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS, POPULATION; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; INDIA; ODDS RATIO; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PREVALENCE; SEPSIS;

EID: 84865861735     PISSN: 17443121     EISSN: 1744313X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-313X.2012.01107.x     Document Type: Article

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