Genetic susceptibility and the link between cat exposure and rheumatoid arthritis

Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 111-120

  Penglis, Peter Savas ^a,b,c,d   Bond, Colin ^a,b,c,d   Humphreys, Ian ^a,b,c,d   McCluskey, James ^a,b,c,d   Cleland, Leslie Glen ^a,b,c,d  

^a ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS BLOOD SERVICE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Genetic susceptibility; Pet exposure; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

HLA DQ ANTIGEN; HLA DR ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CAT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOGENICITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0033788040     PISSN: 00490172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/sarh.2000.9202     Document Type: Article

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