Genetic polymorphism in intron 6 of the LMP7 gene in Japanese and its association with sarcoidosis

Tissue Antigens

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 650-653

  Ishihara, M ^a   Ohno, S ^a   Ishida, T ^b   Naruse, T ^c   Inoko, H ^c  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPANESE RED CROSS MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^c TOKAI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Genetic polymorphism; Intron 6; Japanese; LMP7 gene; Sarcoidosis

Indexed keywords

HLA DR ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; INTRON; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SARCOIDOSIS;

EID: 0031438156     PISSN: 00012815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.1997.tb02925.x     Document Type: Article

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