Increased frequency of homozygosity for HLA class II loci in female patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Leukemia and Lymphoma

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1013-1019

  Mueller, L P ^a   Machulla, H K G ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia; Gender; Homozygosity; Major histocompatibility complex; Onset age

Indexed keywords

DNA; HLA DR3 ANTIGEN; HLA DR4 ANTIGEN; HLA DR5 ANTIGEN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GENDER; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HLA SYSTEM; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MALE; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036237344     PISSN: 10428194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10428190290021588     Document Type: Article

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