Polymorphism of HLA-B27 in Taiwanese Chinese

Tissue Antigens

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 476-479

  Yang, K L ^a   Chen, I H ^b   Hsiao, C K ^c   Cherng, J M ^b   Yang, K Z ^a   Chang, C C ^a   Yeh, C C ^a,c   Lin, P Y ^a,b  

^a BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Tzu Chi Medical College   (Taiwan)

^c TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

AS; B27; Disease association; HLA; Polymorphism; Taiwanese

Indexed keywords

HLA B27 ANTIGEN;

ACCURACY; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHINESE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; IMMUNOGENETICS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE SIZE; SPONDYLOARTHROPATHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; GENE FREQUENCY; HLA-B27 ANTIGEN; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; TAIWAN;

EID: 2442509698     PISSN: 00012815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0001-2815.2004.00197.x     Document Type: Article

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