Association of mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis and SLC11A1 polymorphisms in Sardinian multiple sclerosis patients

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 203-207

  Cossu, Davide ^a   Masala, Speranza ^a   Cocco, Eleonora ^b   Paccagnini, Daniela ^a   Tranquilli, Stefania ^b   Frau, Jessica ^b   Marrosu, Maria Giovanna ^b   Sechi, Leonardo Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Multiple sclerosis; Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis; Sardinia; SLC11A1

Indexed keywords

NATURAL RESISTANCE ASSOCIATED MACROPHAGE PROTEIN 1;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNOMODULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM PARATUBERCULOSIS; OPEN STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ADULT; CATION TRANSPORT PROTEINS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM SUBSP. PARATUBERCULOSIS; PARATUBERCULOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

EID: 84875138713     PISSN: 20366590     EISSN: 19722680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3855/jidc.2737     Document Type: Article

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