HLA-DRB1alleles and osteoarthritis in a group of patients living in Liguria-Italy

Minerva Medica

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 271-275

  Rovetta, G ^a,c   Buffrini, L ^a   Monteforte, P ^a   Grignolo, M C ^a   Molfetta, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Haplotypes; HLA DRB1 alleles; Osteoarthritis

Indexed keywords

HLA DR ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW CELL; BONE METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAPLOTYPE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OUTPATIENT; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 33749235495     PISSN: 00264806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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