Qualitative and quantitative analysis of HLA-DRB gene expression

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 225-226

  Vincent, Rachel ^a   Louis Plence, Pascale ^a   Gaillard, Florence ^a   Clot, Jacques ^a   Eliaou, Jean François ^a  

^a HÔPITAL SAINT ELOI   (France)

Author keywords

gene expression; HLA DR; promoter region; rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

HLA DR ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL CELL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ALLELES; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; B-LYMPHOCYTES; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, MHC CLASS II; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS);

EID: 0031018242     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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