HLA class II allele associations in Korean patients with pemphigus

Dermatology

Volumn 197, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 349-352

  Lee, C W ^a,e   Yang, H Y ^a   Kim, S C ^b   Jung, J H ^c   Hwang, J J ^d  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^d Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^e Hanyang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

HLA class II allele; Pemphigus foliaceus; Pemphigus vulgaris

Indexed keywords

HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 2; HLA DQ ANTIGEN; HLA DR ANTIGEN;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; KOREA; NORMAL HUMAN; PEMPHIGUS FOLIACEUS; PEMPHIGUS VULGARIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALLELES; GENE FREQUENCY; GENES, MHC CLASS II; GENOTYPE; HLA-DQ ANTIGENS; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HUMANS; KOREA; PEMPHIGUS;

EID: 0032406142     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000018030     Document Type: Article

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