Increased frequency of HLA class II alleles DRB1*0301 and DQB1*0201 in Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome without associated cancer

Human Immunology

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 828-833

  Parsons, Kevin T ^a   Kwok, William W ^a   Gaur, Lakshmi K ^b   Nepom, Gerald T ^a  

^a BENAROYA RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b PUGET SOUND BLOOD CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoimmune; Calcium channel; HLA DQB1; HLA DRB1; Lambert Eaton myasthenic syndrome

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; CALCIUM CHANNEL; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 2; HLA DR ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATON LAMBERT SYNDROME; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMAN; LUNG SMALL CELL CANCER; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLELES; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TESTING; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HUMANS; LAMBERT-EATON MYASTHENIC SYNDROME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0033817461     PISSN: 01988859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0198-8859(00)00135-X     Document Type: Article

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