Triplet repeat polymorphism in the MICA gene in HLA-B27 positive and negative caucasian patients with ankylosing spondylitis

Human Immunology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 83-86

  Yabuki, Kazuro ^a,b   Ota, Masao ^c   Goto, Kaori ^a,b   Kimura, Takahiro ^a,b   Nomura, Eiich ^a,b   Ohno, Shigeaki ^b   Mizuki, Nobuhisa ^b   Katsuyama, Yoshihiko ^c   Makysymowych, W P ^d   Bahram, Seiamak ^e   Kimura, Minoru ^a   Inoko, Hidetoshi ^a  

^a TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c SHINSHU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^e BASEL INSTITUTE FOR IMMUNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Ankylosing spondylitis; MICA; Repeat polymorphism; T cell

Indexed keywords

HLA B27 ANTIGEN;

ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT;

EID: 0032954252     PISSN: 01988859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0198-8859(98)00092-5     Document Type: Article

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