HLA complement gene polymorphisms in multiple sclerosis - A study on 80 Italian patients

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 242, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 64-68

  Franciotta, Diego ^a   Dondi, Elisabetta ^a   Bergamaschi, Roberto ^a   Piccolo, Giovanni ^a   Melzi d'Eril, GianVico ^a   Cosi, Vittorio ^a   Cuccia, Mariaclara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Complement component 4; HLA class III genes; Multiple sclerosis Restriction fragment length polymorphisms

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4A; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4B;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ETIOLOGY; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; REMISSION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; STRUCTURAL GENE;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COMPLEMENT 4; COMPLEMENT FACTOR B; DNA; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; STEROID 21-HYDROXYLASE;

EID: 0028800616     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00887817     Document Type: Article

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