HLA class I and class II antigens associated with multiple myeloma in southern Africa

Clinical and Laboratory Haematology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 215-219

  Patel, M ^a   Wadee, A A ^b   Galpin, J ^b   Gavalakis, C ^c   Fourie, A M ^b   Kuschke, R H ^b   Philip, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c NATIONAL HEALTH LABORATORY SERVICE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Aetiology; Blacks; Genetic factors; HLA associations; Multiple myeloma; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ALLOANTIGEN; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 1; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 2; HLA B13 ANTIGEN; HLA B18 ANTIGEN; HLA C ANTIGEN; HLA CW2 ANTIGEN; HLA CW6 ANTIGEN; HLA CW7 ANTIGEN; HLA DQ ANTIGEN; HLA DR ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AFRICA; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER IMMUNOLOGY; CANCER RISK; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; AFRICA, SOUTHERN; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS II; HLA-B ANTIGENS; HLA-C ANTIGENS; HUMANS; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0036366546     PISSN: 01419854     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2257.2002.00448.x     Document Type: Article

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