Interferon-gamma gene polymorphism +874 A/T is associated with an increased risk of cytomegalovirus infection among Hispanic renal transplant recipients.

Vu, D; Shah, T; Ansari, J; Sakharkar, P; Yasir, Q; Naraghi, R; Hutchinson, I; Min, D

Vu, D; Shah, T; Ansari, J; Sakharkar, P; Yasir, Q; Naraghi, R; Hutchinson, I; Min, D.

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Vu D; Mendez National Institute of Transplantation, Los Angeles, California, USA; Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, California, USA; Transplant Research Institute, Los Angeles, California, USA; St. Vincent Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Transpl Infect Dis ; 16(5): 724-32, 2014 Oct.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25208755

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Antibodies, Viral/blood; Cytomegalovirus Infections/epidemiology; Cytomegalovirus Infections/genetics; Cytomegalovirus/immunology; Hispanic or Latino/genetics; Interferon-gamma/genetics; Kidney Transplantation/adverse effects; Adult; Case-Control Studies; Cytomegalovirus Infections/virology; Female; Gene Frequency; Genotype; Graft Rejection/genetics; Humans; Incidence; Interleukin-10/genetics; Male; Middle Aged; Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/genetics; Viral Load

Key words

Hispanic patients; cytomegalovirus; gene polymorphism; interferon gamma; kidney allograft

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Hispanic or Latino / Kidney Transplantation / Interferon-gamma / Cytomegalovirus Infections / Cytomegalovirus / Antibodies, Viral Type of study: Etiology_studies / Incidence_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: Transpl Infect Dis Journal subject: TRANSPLANTE Year: 2014 Type: Article Affiliation country: United States

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