Multiple sclerosis and HLA: Is the susceptibility gene really HLA-DR or -DQ?

Human Immunology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1991, Pages 119-124

  Francis, D A ^a   Thompson, A J ^a   Brookes, P ^b   Davey, N ^b   Lechler, R I ^b   McDonald, W I ^a   Batchelor, J R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA DR ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; ALLELES; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HLA-DQ ANTIGENS; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0026091158     PISSN: 01988859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0198-8859(91)90108-L     Document Type: Article

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