T-cell receptor alpha, beta, gamma, and delta chain gene microsatellites show no association with multiple sclerosis

Neurology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1049-1053

  Droogan, A G ^a   Kirk, C W ^b   Hawkins, S A ^a   McMillan, S A ^b   Nevin, N C ^b   Graham, C A ^b  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; BETA CHAIN; CHROMOSOME SATELLITE ASSOCIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HLA TYPING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 0029830381     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.47.4.1049     Document Type: Article

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