Limited T-cell receptor V gene usage in inclusion body myositis

Scandinavian Journal of Immunology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 109-114

  Fyhr, I M ^a   Moslemi, A R ^a   Tarkowski, A ^a   Lindberg, C ^a   Oldfors, A ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL INFILTRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPHOCYTE HOMING; MALE; MUSCLE TISSUE; MYOSITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR GENE;

EID: 0030042001     PISSN: 03009475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3083.1996.d01-10.x     Document Type: Article

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