Systemic lupus erythematosus with nephritis is strongly associated with the TNFB*2 homozygote in the Korean population

Human Immunology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 10-17

  Kim, Tai Gyu ^a   Kim, Ho Youn ^b   Lee, Sang Heon ^b   Cho, Chul Soo ^b   Park, Sung Hwan ^b   Choi, Hee Baeg ^a   Han, Hoon ^a   Kim, Dong Jip ^b  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA DR ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; IMMUNOGENETICS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS NEPHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

EID: 0029927361     PISSN: 01988859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0198-8859(95)00170-0     Document Type: Article

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