Genetic Susceptibility to AIDS: Absence of an Association with Group-Specific Component (Gc)

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 317, Issue 10, 1987, Pages 630-632

  Gilles, Kay ^a   Louie, Leslie ^a   Newman, Beth ^a   Crandall, Joe ^a   King, Mary Claire ^a   Daiger, Stephen P ^b   Brewton, Gary W ^c   Rios, Adan A ^c   Mansell, Peter W a ^c   Reuben, James M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VITAMIN D-BINDING PROTEIN;

EID: 0023240719     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM198709033171012     Document Type: Letter

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