HLA class II allele and IgG sensitization to methylene diisocyanate in exposed workers

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 174-175

  Hur, Gyu Young ^a   Lee, Kyung Wha ^b   Lee, Hyun Young ^c   Choi, Gil Soon ^c   Park, Han Jung ^c   Ye, Young Min ^c   Park, Hae Sim ^c  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Hallym University   (South Korea)

^c Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; GENOMIC DNA; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 2; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; ISOCYANIC ACID DERIVATIVE; METHANEDIISOCYANATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AIRFLOW; ALLELE; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LETTER; LUNG FUNCTION; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ALLELES; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; CYANATES; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GENE FREQUENCY; HAPLOTYPES; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HLA-D ANTIGENS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SERUM ALBUMIN;

EID: 68249094330     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: 15344436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)60172-X     Document Type: Letter

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