Association of HLA-DRB1 alleles and polymyositis/dermatomyositis in northern Chinese

Chinese Journal of Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 225-227

  Han, Xiu ping ^a   Zhai, Ning ^a   Zhang, Ying zhi ^a   Li, Jiu hong ^a   Liu, Ji feng ^a   Song, Fang ji ^a   Chen, Hong duo ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dermatomyositis; HLA DRB1 alleles; PCR SSP; Polymyositis

Indexed keywords

HLA DR ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMYOSITIS; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0038014161     PISSN: 02545101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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