A study of the genetic basis of C4A protein deficiency. Detection of C4A gene deletion by long-range PCR and its associated haplotypes

Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 417-422

  Kristjansdottir H ^a   Steinsson, Kristján ^a  

^a LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4A; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4B; HLA ANTIGEN; HLA B7 ANTIGEN; HLA B8 ANTIGEN; HLA DR3 ANTIGEN; HLA DR7 ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; COMPLEMENT DEFICIENCY; GENE DELETION; GENETIC RISK; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; ICELAND; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; PEDIGREE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELATIVE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BASE SEQUENCE; COHORT STUDIES; COMPLEMENT C4A; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HAPLOTYPES; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; ICELAND; INCIDENCE; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEDIGREE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 10844285360     PISSN: 03009742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03009740410011208     Document Type: Article

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