HLA disease association and protection in HIV infection among african americans and caucasians

Pathobiology

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 1991, Pages 324-328

  Cruse, J M ^a   Brackin, M N ^a   Lewis, R E ^a   Meeks, W ^a   Nolan, R ^a   Brackin, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

African americans; AIDS; Caucasians; Disease association; Disease protection; Genetic factors; HIV; HLA

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEREDITY; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION;

BLOTTING, WESTERN; CAUCASOID RACE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENETIC MARKERS; HIV INFECTIONS; HLA ANTIGENS; HLA-A ANTIGENS; HLA-B ANTIGENS; HLA-C ANTIGENS; HLA-DQ ANTIGENS; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; NEGROID RACE; PHENOTYPE; SARCOMA, KAPOSI; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; UNITED STATES;

AIDS VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 0025898710     PISSN: 10152008     EISSN: 14230291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000163671     Document Type: Article

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