HLA antigens and linkage disequilibrium patterns in Turkish Behcet's patients

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 158-162

  Alpsoy, Erkan ^a   Yilmaz, Ertan ^a   Coşkun, Mesut ^a   Savaş, Ayşe ^a   Yeǧin, Olcay ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Behcet's disease; HLA antigens; Linkage disequilibrium

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHCET DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENITAL ULCER; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOUTH ULCER; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UVEITIS;

EID: 0031941490     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1998.tb02372.x     Document Type: Article

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