Association of human-leukocyte-antigen class I (B*0703) and class II (DRB1*0301) genotypes with susceptibility and resistance to the development of severe acute respiratory syndrome

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 190, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 515-518

  Ng, Margaret H L ^a,c   Lau, Kin Mang ^a   Li, Libby ^a   Cheng, Suk Hang ^a   Chan, Wing Y ^a   Hui, Pak K ^d   Zee, Benny ^b   Leung, Chi Bon ^c   Sung, Joseph J Y ^c  

^a Dept of Anat and Cell Pathology ^*  (Hong Kong)

^b Center for Clinical Trials   (Hong Kong)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d KWONG WAH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA A ANTIGEN; HLA B ANTIGEN; HLA DQ ANTIGEN; HLA DR ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INFECTION RESISTANCE; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

ADULT; AGED; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOTYPE; HLA-B ANTIGENS; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SARS VIRUS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 3242774516     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/421523     Document Type: Article

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