Immunoglobulin GM and KM genotypes in hepatitis C virus infection

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 384-386

  Vejbaesya, Sasijit ^a   Tanwandee, Taweesak ^a   Pandey, Janardan P ^b  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

GM; Hepatitis C; Ig allotype; KM

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN ALLOTYPE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN GENE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN GM GENE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN KM GENE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; THAILAND;

GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ALLOTYPES; IMMUNOGLOBULIN GAMMA-CHAINS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN GM ALLOTYPES; IMMUNOGLOBULIN KAPPA-CHAINS;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 2542445410     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.20102     Document Type: Article

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