Absence of linkage between MHC and a gene involved in susceptibility to human schistosomiasis

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 665-670

  Chiarella, J M ^a   Goldberg, A C ^a   Abel, L ^b   Carvalho, E M ^c   Kalil, J ^a   Dessein, A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^c Hospital de Clínicas   (Brazil)

^d INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

HLA; Human schistosomiasis; Linkage study

Indexed keywords

MURINAE; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI;

HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; HAPLOTYPE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TEST; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; PEDIGREE; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

ANIMALS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HAPLOTYPES; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TESTING; HUMANS; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; PEDIGREE; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

EID: 0032062903     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X1998000500010     Document Type: Article

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