Immunologic Reaction and Genetic Factors in Biliary Atresia

Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 181, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 41-47

  Nakada, Masahiro ^a   Nakada, Koonosuke ^a   Kawaguchi, Fumio ^a   Wakisaka, Munechika ^a   Kashimura, Toko ^a   Yamate, Noboru ^a   Maeyama, Shiro ^a   Uchikoshi, Toshiyuki ^a  

^a ST MARIANNA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biliary atresia; Etiology; Genetic factor; HLA DR; Immunologic reaction

Indexed keywords

HLA ANTIGEN; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 1; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 2; HLA DR ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHILD; EPITHELIUM; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INFANT; LIVER; MALE; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; BILIARY ATRESIA; CHILD; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS II; HLA ANTIGENS; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HUMANS; INFANT; LIVER; MALE;

EID: 0030628540     PISSN: 00408727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1620/tjem.181.41     Document Type: Article

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