Low frequency of HLA-B*2706 in Taiwanese patients with ankylosing spondylitis

European Journal of Immunogenetics

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 435-438

  Chen, I H ^a   Yang, K L ^a   Lee, A ^b   Huang, H H ^a   Lin, P Y ^a,b   Lee, T D ^a,b  

^a BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Tzu Chi Immunogenetics Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA B ANTIGEN; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

ADULT; AGED; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAIWAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HLA-B ANTIGENS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING; TAIWAN;

EID: 0036398467     PISSN: 09607420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2370.2002.00353.x     Document Type: Article

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