Interleukin-2 receptor gene polymorphism in Chinese patients with systemic lupus erythematosus [1]

Rheumatology International

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 949-950

  Tsai, Chang Hai ^a   Huang, Chung Ming ^b   Lo, Sui Foon ^b   Wan, Lei ^b   Tsai, Fuu Jen ^b  

^a ASIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Gene polymorphism; IL 2 receptor; Rheumatoid arthritis; Systemic lupus erythematosus

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; GENOMIC DNA; HLA DR4 ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR ALPHA; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; RHEUMATOID FACTOR;

ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; AUTOIMMUNITY; B LYMPHOCYTE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; NATURAL KILLER CELL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMYOSITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; T LYMPHOCYTE; TAIWAN;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECEPTORS, INTERLEUKIN-2; RHEUMATOID FACTOR;

EID: 33745513816     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-006-0112-9     Document Type: Letter

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