Various expression patterns of α1 and α2 genes in IgA deficiency

Allergology International

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 111-117

  Suzuki, Hiroko ^a   Kaneko, Hideo ^a   Fukao, Toshiyuki ^a   Jin, Rong ^a   Kawamoto, Norio ^a   Asano, Tsutomu ^a   Matsui, Eiko ^a   Kasahara, Kimiko ^a   Kondo, Naomi ^a  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gene expression; IgA subclasses; Partial IgA deficiency; Selective IgA deficiency; 1 gene deletion

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A2; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G2; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G3; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4; MESSENGER RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; HETERODUPLEX ANALYSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; BLOOD; GENETICS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN GENE; IMMUNOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GENES, IMMUNOGLOBULIN; HUMANS; IGA DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 65449186169     PISSN: 13238930     EISSN: 14401592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2332/allergolint.O-08-549     Document Type: Article

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