Possible protective role of HLA-B(*)2706 for ankylosing spondylitis

Tissue Antigens

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 67-69

  Ren, E C ^a,c   Koh, W H ^b   Sim, D ^a   Boey, M L ^b   Wee, G B ^a   Chan, S H ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Ankylosing spondylitis; DNA typing; HLA B27

Indexed keywords

HLA B ANTIGEN; HLA B27 ANTIGEN;

ALLELE; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031016455     PISSN: 00012815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.1997.tb02713.x     Document Type: Article

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