Possible association between cockroach allergy and HLA class II antigens

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 155-158

  Kalpaklioǧlu, Ayşe Fiisun ^a,b   Turan, Münire ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 2; HLA DQB1 ANTIGEN; HLA DR ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCKROACH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSECT ALLERGY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION; SKIN MANIFESTATION; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

EID: 0036706927     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)61931-X     Document Type: Article

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