Evaluation of IgA deficiency in Sardinians indicates a susceptibility gene is encoded within the HLA class III region

Clinical and Experimental Immunology

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 76-80

  Cucca, F ^a   Zhu, Z B ^b   Khanna, A ^d   Cossu, F ^e   Congia, M ^e   Badiali, M ^e   Lampis, R ^e   Frau, F ^e   De Virgiliis, S ^e   Cao, A ^e   Arnone, M ^a   Piras, P ^a   Campbell, R D ^d   Cooper, M D ^b,c   Volanakis, J E ^b   Powis, S H ^f,g  

^a San Michele Hospital   (Italy)

^b HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^e Ist Clin Biol dell'Eta Evolutiva   (Italy)

^f GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^g ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

HLA; Immunodeficiency diseases; Isotype switching antibodies; MHC

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HAPLOTYPE; HLA SYSTEM; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; ITALY; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; HAPLOTYPES; HLA-DR3 ANTIGEN; HUMANS; IGA DEFICIENCY; ITALY;

EID: 14444288273     PISSN: 00099104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2249.1998.00461.x     Document Type: Article

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