Increased frequency of C4B*Q0 alleles in patients with Henoch-Schönlein purpura

Scandinavian Journal of Immunology

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 274-278

  Thors, V Stefansson ^a,b   Kolka, R ^a   Sigurdardottir, S L ^a   Edvardsson, V O ^a,b   Arason, G ^a   Haraldsson, A ^a,b  

^a LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4A; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4B; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; MANNAN BINDING LECTIN;

ALLELE; ANAPHYLACTOID PURPURA; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULITIS;

ALLELES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPLEMENT C4B; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; MANNOSE-BINDING LECTIN; MUTATION; PURPURA, SCHOENLEIN-HENOCH;

EID: 16244369446     PISSN: 03009475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3083.2005.01533.x     Document Type: Article

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