Characterization of human gene encoding SLA/LP autoantigen and its conserved homologs in mouse, fish, fly, and worm

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 902-907

  Wang, Chun Xia ^a,b   Teufel, Andreas ^c   Cheruti, Uta ^c   Grötzinger, Joachim ^d   Galle, Peter R ^c   Lohse, Ansgar W ^a   Herkel, Johannes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autoantigen; Autoimmune hepatitis; Bioinformatics; Genomics

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIGEN; EPITOPE; LIVER ANTIGEN; MESSENGER RNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIGEN FUNCTION; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS; CHROMOSOME 4P; CHROMOSOME MAP; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOLUTION; EXON; FLY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; HUMAN; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; WORM; ZEBRA FISH;

EID: 33645059436     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i6.902     Document Type: Article

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