X chromosome monosomy: A common mechanism for autoimmune diseases

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 175, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 575-578

  Invernizzi, Pietro ^a,c   Miozzo, Monica ^a   Selmi, Carlo ^a,d   Persani, Luca ^b   Battezzati, Pier Maria ^a   Zuin, Massimo ^a   Lucchi, Simona ^b   Meroni, Pier Luigi ^b   Marasini, Bianca ^a   Zeni, Silvana ^c   Watnik, Mitchell ^d   Grati, Francesca R ^a   Simoni, Giuseppe ^a   Gershwin, M Eric ^d   Podda, Mauro ^a  

^a San Paolo School of Medicine   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CELL POPULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROCHIMERISM; MONOSOMY X; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYROID DISEASE; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 21244456843     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.175.1.575     Document Type: Article

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