High birth weight is associated with human leukocyte antigen (HLA) DRB1*13 in full-term infants

European Journal of Immunogenetics

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 21-26

  Aroviita, P ^a   Partanen, J ^a   Sistonen, P ^a   Teramo, K ^b   Kekomaki R ^a  

^a FINNISH RED CROSS BLOOD SERVICE   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA DR ANTIGEN;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD BANK; HLA SYSTEM; HLA TYPING; HUMAN; IMMUNOGENETICS; INFANT; PRENATAL GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

ALLELES; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; GENE FREQUENCY; GENES, MHC CLASS II; GESTATIONAL AGE; HLA ANTIGENS; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY;

EID: 1642384431     PISSN: 09607420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2370.2004.00434.x     Document Type: Article

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