Determination of HLA-B27 subtypes in Iranian patients with ankylosing spondylitis

Iranian Journal of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 19-24

  Nicknam, Mohamad Hossein ^a,f   Mahmoudi, Mahdi ^a   Amirzargar, Ali Akbar ^a   Hakemi, Mazdak Ganjalikhani ^b   Khosravi, Farideh ^a   Jamshidi, Ahmad Reza ^c   Amirkhani, Aref ^d   Ansaripour, Bita ^a   Pourpak, Zahra ^e   Moin, Mostafa ^e   Nikbin, Behrooz ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ISFAHAN   (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF IRAN   (Iran)

^e TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Ankylosing spondylitis; HLA B27 subtypes; Human leukocyte antigen; Iran

Indexed keywords

HLA B27 ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HLA-B ANTIGENS; HLA-B27 ANTIGEN; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING;

EID: 42149099410     PISSN: 17351502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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