DQCAR microsatellite polymorphism and susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis

Tissue Antigens

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 613-617

  Singal, D P ^a   Li, J ^a   Ye, M ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

DQCAR; HLA DRB1; Microsatellite; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

DNA MARKER; HLA DQ ANTIGEN; HLA DR ANTIGEN; MICROSATELLITE DNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC ARTHRITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

EID: 0031779896     PISSN: 00012815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.1998.tb03003.x     Document Type: Article

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