Distribution of HLA class II alleles among Spanish patients with pemphigus vulgaris

Tissue Antigens

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 275-278

  Gonzalez Escribano M F ^a   Jimenez G ^a   Walter, K ^a   Montes, M ^a   Perez Bernal, A M ^a   Rodriguez M R ^a   Conejo Mir, J S ^a   Nunez Roldan A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DEL ROCÍO   (Spain)

Author keywords

HLA DRB1; Pemphigus vulgaris

Indexed keywords

HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 2; HLA DR ANTIGEN; HLA DR4 ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; HLA TYPING; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PEMPHIGUS VULGARIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN;

PEMPHIGUS;

EID: 0031692584     PISSN: 00012815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.1998.tb03043.x     Document Type: Article

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