HLA-DMA allele polymorphism: No impact on kidney allograft outcome

Human Immunology

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 345-347

  Saadeh, Elia ^a   Szatkowski, Michael ^b   Vary, Calvin P H ^c   Smith, Joshua D ^c   Himmelfarb, Jonathan ^d   Mahoney, Richard J ^d  

^a Austin Diagnostic Clinic   (United States)

^b Immunogen Lab Maine Med Center   (United States)

^c Maine Medical Center Research Institute   (United States)

^d MAINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA sequencing; HLA DM polymorphism; Kidney graft outcome

Indexed keywords

HLA DM ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALLELES; GRAFT REJECTION; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS II; HLA-D ANTIGENS; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAINE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033994327     PISSN: 01988859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0198-8859(99)00178-0     Document Type: Article

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