Role of X chromosome defects in primary biliary cirrhosis

Hepatology Research

Volumn 37, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2007, Pages

  Invernizzi, Pietro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autoimmunity; Environment; Epigenetics; Genetics

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; AUTOIMMUNITY; B LYMPHOCYTE; CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA METHYLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIGENETICS; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MONOSOMY; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PATHOGENESIS; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PHENOTYPE; PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; THYROID DISEASE; X CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; X CHROMOSOME LINKAGE;

EID: 35348875366     PISSN: 13866346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1872-034X.2007.00223.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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