Increased utilization of the VH6 gene family in patients with autoimmune idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura

Journal of Autoimmunity

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 57-63

  Van Dijk Härd, Iris ^a   Feld, Sari ^a   Holmberg, Dan ^b   Lundkvist, Inger ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Antibody repertoire; Autoimmune ITP; B cell development; VH gene family; VH6 gene

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033081929     PISSN: 08968411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jaut.1998.0257     Document Type: Article

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