Association of the HLA A2-B46-DR9 haplotype with autoimmune thyroid dysfunction after bone marrow transplantation in Chinese patients

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 660-663

  Au, W Y ^a,b   Hawkins, B R ^a   Chan, E Y T ^a   Lie, A K W ^a   Kung, A W C ^a   Liang, R ^a   Cheng, N ^a   Kwong, Y L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Bone marrow transplantation; HLA haplotype; Hyperthyroidism; Hypothyroidism

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; BUSULFAN; CARBIMAZOLE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN A; HLA A2 ANTIGEN; LIOTRIX; RADIOACTIVE IODINE; THYROXINE;

ADULT; ALLELE; ALLOGRAFT; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CASE REPORT; CHINA; CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LYMPHOBLASTOMA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CHINA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HAPLOTYPES; HLA-A2 ANTIGEN; HLA-B ANTIGENS; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, MYELOID, CHRONIC; MALE; RISK; THYROIDITIS, AUTOIMMUNE; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 0035669175     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.2001.03197.x     Document Type: Article

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