Immunoglobulin κ chain locus on chromosome 2p12 and onchocerciasis

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 199, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 286-

  Pandey, Janardan P ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN KAPPA CHAIN;

B LYMPHOCYTE; CHROMOSOME 2P; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC MARKER; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNITY; LETTER; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; ONCHOCERCIASIS; PATHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 2; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN KAPPA-CHAINS; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; ONCHOCERCIASIS;

EID: 58849088567     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/595741     Document Type: Letter

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