HLA-B27 and its subtypes in 4 Taiwanese Aborigine tribes: A comparison to Han Chinese patients with ankylosing spondylitis

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 321-325

  Chou, Chung T ^a,b,c,d,e   Chen, Jia M ^a,b,c,d   Hsu, Chang M ^a,b,c,d   Chen, Shu J ^a,b,c,d  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c PINGTUNG CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e NONE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Ankylosing spondylitis; HLA B27 subtypes; Polymerase chain reaction; Sequence specific oligonucleotide polymorphism; Taiwan Aborigines

Indexed keywords

HLA B27 ANTIGEN;

ABORIGINE; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAIWAN;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; GENE FREQUENCY; HLA-B27 ANTIGEN; HUMANS; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING; TAIWAN;

EID: 0037308216     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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