Polymorphism of the α4-subunit of VLA-4 integrin and bone marrow transplantation

Haematologica

Volumn 89, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 882-884

  Heymann, Guido A ^a   Carstanjen, Dirk ^b   Kiesewetter, Holger ^a   Salama, Abdulgabar ^a,c  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bone marrow transplantation; Polymorphism; VLA 4 integrin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA4 INTEGRIN; VERY LATE ACTIVATION ANTIGEN 4;

ALLOGENIC BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEUKOCYTE; THROMBOCYTE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; LETTER;

BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; GRAFT VS HOST DISEASE; HUMANS; INTEGRIN ALPHA4BETA1; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 3242755904     PISSN: 03906078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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