Vertical hepatitis C virus transmission is not related to mother-child class-1 HLA concordance

International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 827-831

  Azzari, C ^a   Indolfi, G ^a   Betti, L ^a   Moriondo, M ^a   Massai, C ^a   Becciolini, L ^a   Bertelli, L ^b   Poggi, G M ^a   De Martino, Maurizio ^a   Resti, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b SANTA MARIA ANNUNZIATA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hepatitis C virus; Human leukocyte antigen; Major hystocompatibility complex; Vertical transmission

Indexed keywords

LEUKOCYTE ANTIGEN;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFANT; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 37749013404     PISSN: 03946320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/039463200702000419     Document Type: Article

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