Lack of association of MICA transmembrane region polymorphism and Behcet's disease in Spain

Tissue Antigens

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 278-281

  Gonzalez Escribano M F ^a   Rodriguez M R ^a   Aguilar, F ^a   Alvarez, A ^a   Sanchez Roman, J ^a   Núñez Roldán, Antonio ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DEL ROCÍO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Behcet's disease; MICA genes

Indexed keywords

HLA B ANTIGEN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1;

ARTICLE; BEHCET DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN;

BEHCET SYNDROME; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HUMANS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SPAIN;

MICA;

EID: 0032844748     PISSN: 00012815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-0039.1999.540309.x     Document Type: Article

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