Frequency of the HLA-B27 Alleles in Brazilian Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis [2]

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2511-2512

  Conde, Roseneide A ^c   Sampaio Barros, Percival D ^c   Donadi, Eduardo A ^c   Kraemer, Maria Helena S ^c   Persoli, Ligia ^c   Coimbra, Ibsen B ^c   Costallat, Lilian Tereza L ^c   Samara, Adil M ^a   Bértolo, Manoel B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA B27 ANTIGEN;

AFRICA; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ASIA; BRAZIL; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY HISTORY; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE;

EID: 0242440721     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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