Characterization of a de novo conversion in human complement C4 gene producing a C4B5-like protein

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 168, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 5652-5658

  Jaatinen, Taina ^a   Eholuoto, Miia ^a   Laitinen, Tarja ^a   Lokki, Marja Liisa ^a  

^a Finnish Red Cross   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4B; HYBRID PROTEIN;

ADULT; ALLELE; ALLOTYPE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME REARRANGEMENT; CODON; ELECTROPHORESIS; GENE CONVERSION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHIC LOCUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION;

EID: 0036604253     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.168.11.5652     Document Type: Article

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