HLA class II genotyping in chronic hepatitis B infection

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 51, Issue AUG, 2003, Pages 779-781

  Amarapurpar, D N ^a   Patel, N D ^a   Kankonkar, S R ^a  

^a BOMBAY HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 2; HLA DR ANTIGEN; HLA-DRB1 ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; INDIA; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; ALLELES; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS II; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 1542679367     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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