Higher incidence of autoantibodies in X-linked chronic granulomatous disease carriers: Random X-chromosome inactivation may be related to autoimmunity

Autoimmunity

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 261-264

  Martin Villa, Jose M ^a   Corell, Alfredo ^a   Ramos Amador, Jose T ^a   Ruiz Contreras, Jesus ^a   Arnaiz Villena, Antonio ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Autoantibody; Immunodeficiency; X chromosome inactivation; X linked CGD

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CELLULAR IMMUNODEFICIENCY; CHRONIC GRANULOMATOUS DISEASE; DISEASE CARRIER; FAMILIAL INCIDENCE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; MALE; RANDOMIZATION; X CHROMOSOME; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION; X CHROMOSOME LINKED DISORDER;

EID: 0033491878     PISSN: 08916934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08916939908994071     Document Type: Article

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