The influence of class II transactivator and interleukin-6 polymorphisms on the production of antibodies to donor human leucocyte antigen mismatches in renal allograft recipients

International Journal of Immunogenetics

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 235-239

  Martin, J ^a   Worthington, J ^a   Harris, S ^a   Martin, S ^a  

^a MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA ANTIGEN; INTERLEUKIN 6; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2;

ADULT; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HLA MATCHING; HUMAN; KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ALLELES; GENOTYPE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-6; ISOANTIBODIES; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PILOT PROJECTS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; TISSUE DONORS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

EID: 67650757272     PISSN: 17443121     EISSN: 1744313X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-313X.2009.00854.x     Document Type: Article

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