Comparison of cytokine gene polymorphisms among Greek patients with invasive meningococcal disease or viral meningitis

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue PART5, 2013, Pages 694-700

  Blackwell, C Caroline ^a   Titmarsh, Callum J ^a   Moscovis, Sophia M ^a   Hall, Sharron ^a   Tzanakaki, Georgina ^b   Kesanopoulos, Konstantinos ^b   Xirogianni, Athanasia ^b   Scott, Rodney J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RESPONSE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; GREECE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; VIRUS MENINGITIS;

EID: 84876577957     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.058073-0     Document Type: Article

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