HLA-G and classical HLA class I transcripts in various components of the adult human eye

European Journal of Immunogenetics

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 271-274

  Robert, P Y ^a,c   Lasalmonie, C ^a   Cogne M ^a   Adenis, J P ^c   Drouet, M ^a,b,c  

^a Medical University   (France)

^b Histocompatibility Test Laboratory   (France)

^c DUPUYTREN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 1; HLA G ANTIGEN; MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNITY; IRIS; LENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VITREOUS BODY;

CORNEA; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; EYE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HLA ANTIGENS; HLA-A ANTIGENS; HUMANS; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA;

EID: 0032838403     PISSN: 09607420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2370.1999.00145.x     Document Type: Article

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