Sarcoidosis and Human Leukocyte Antigen Class I and II Genes: It Takes Two to Tango?

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 169, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 665-666

  Rybicki, Benjamin A ^a   Iannuzzi, Michael C ^b  

^a HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA A ANTIGEN; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 1; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 2; HLA B ANTIGEN; HLA B8 ANTIGEN; HLA DQB1 ANTIGEN; HLA DR ANTIGEN; HLA DR3 ANTIGEN;

ALLELE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EDITORIAL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SARCOIDOSIS;

HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HLA-DQ ANTIGENS; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HUMANS; SARCOIDOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 1542616344     PISSN: 00030805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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