Association of MHC and rheumatoid arthritis why is rheumatoid arthritis associated with the MHC genetic region? An introduction

Arthritis Research

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 203-204

  Holmdahl, R ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; HLA DQ ANTIGEN; HLA DR ANTIGEN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ALLELE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFECTOR CELL; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ANIMALS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; EPITOPES; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMANS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY;

EID: 0034469448     PISSN: 14659905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/ar87     Document Type: Review

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