Association of killer immunoglobulin-like receptors and their HLA Class I ligands with progression of chronic hepatitis C virus infection

Tissue Antigens

Volumn 69, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages 241-242

  Lopez Vazquez A ^a   Rodrigo, L ^a   Lopez Larrea C ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO CENTRAL DE ASTURIAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA ANTIGEN; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 1; HLA B ANTIGEN; HLA BW4 ANTIGEN; HLA C ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN RECEPTOR; KILLER IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIKE RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLELE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VIRUS CELL INTERACTION;

HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HUMANS; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; LIGANDS; RECEPTORS, IMMUNOLOGIC;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 34247214696     PISSN: 00012815     EISSN: 13990039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.2006.77341.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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