Granulomatous prostatitis linked to HLA-DRB1*1501

Journal of Urology

Volumn 171, Issue 6 I, 2004, Pages 2326-2329

  Alexander, Richard B ^a,d   Mann, Dean L ^a   Borkowski, Andrew A ^a   Fernandez Vina, Marcelo ^b   Klyushnenkova, Elena N ^a   Kodak, James ^a   Propert, Kathleen J ^c   Kincaid, Marcie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoimmunity; HLA antigens; Prostate; Prostatitis

Indexed keywords

HLA A ANTIGEN; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 2; HLA B ANTIGEN; HLA DR ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; GRANULOMATOUS PROSTATITIS; HLA TYPING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE DISEASE; PROSTATITIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 2442593768     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000127759.10293.fa     Document Type: Article

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