Genetic predispositions for the presence of cryoglobulinemia and serum autoantibodies in Chinese patients with chronic hepatitis C

Tissue Antigens

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 31-37

  Hwang, S J ^a   Chu, C W ^a   Huang, D F ^a   Lan, K H ^a   Chang, F Y ^a   Lee, S D ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Autoantibodies; Chronic hepatitis C; Cryoglobulinemia; Genotype; HLA antigens; Major histocompatibility complex

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; AUTOANTIBODY; CRYOGLOBULIN; DNA; HLA ANTIGEN; MICROSOME ANTIBODY; MITOCHONDRION ANTIBODY; SMOOTH MUSCLE ANTIBODY; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; GENE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS GENOME;

ADULT; AGED; AUTOANTIBODIES; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HLA-A ANTIGENS; HLA-B ANTIGENS; HLA-C ANTIGENS; HLA-DQ ANTIGENS; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; TAIWAN;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 0036102579     PISSN: 00012815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-0039.2002.590106.x     Document Type: Article

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