Genetic similarity in inflammatory and degenerative abdominal aortic aneurysms: A study of human leukocyte antigen class II disease risk genes

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 84-89

  Rasmussen, Todd E ^a   Hallett, John W ^a   Schulte, Stephanie ^a   Harmsen, W Scott ^a   O’fallon, W Michael ^a   Weyand, Cornelia M ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA DR ANTIGEN;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MALE; PATHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; FEMALE; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MALE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0035403256     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mva.2001.115603     Document Type: Article

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