HLA-B27 in the Greek Cypriot population: Distribution of subtypes in patients with ankylosing spondylitis and other HLA-B27-related diseases. The possible protective role of B*2707

Human Immunology

Volumn 65, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1451-1454

  Varnavidou Nicolaidou, Agathi ^a,b   Karpasitou, Katerina ^a   Georgiou, Dora ^a   Stylianou, Galatia ^a   Kokkofitou, Avgousta ^a   Michalis, Christodoulides ^a   Constantina, Constantinou ^a   Gregoriadou, Christiana ^a   Kyriakides, George ^a  

^a Paraskevaidion Surgical and Transplant Center Nicosia   (Cyprus)

^b Cyprus ^*  (Cyprus)

Author keywords

ankylosing spondylitis; HLA B27 subtypes; protective allele

Indexed keywords

HLA B27 ANTIGEN;

ALLELE; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGENETICS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALLELES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GREECE; HLA-B27 ANTIGEN; HUMANS; MALE; SPONDYLARTHROPATHIES; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING;

EID: 10444251006     PISSN: 01988859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2004.08.177     Document Type: Article

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