Immunoglobulin V-lambda transcription profiling of systemic lupus erythematosus patients reveals biased usage of genes located near the Jλ-Cλ Segments

Scandinavian Journal of Immunology

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 395-399

  Trevisan, G L ^a   Tamia Ferreira, M C ^a   Junta, C M ^a   Passos, G A S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN V LAMBDA; MESSENGER RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CHROMOSOME 22Q; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCATION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTOPOIESIS; MALE; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOGENE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

ADULT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN VARIABLE REGION; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MALE;

EID: 1842684126     PISSN: 03009475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0300-9475.2004.01407.x     Document Type: Article

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