Significance of tumor necrosis factor microsatellite polymorphism in renal transplantation

Tissue Antigens

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 484-488

  Asano, H ^a   Kobayashi, T ^a   Uchida, K ^b   Hayashi, S ^a   Yokoyama, I ^a   Inoko, H ^c   Takagi, H ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA DAINI RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c TOKAI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Kidney transplantation; Microsatellite repeats; Polymorphism; Tumor necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ARTICLE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT;

EID: 0030710587     PISSN: 00012815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.1997.tb02903.x     Document Type: Article

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