No association of granzyme B gene polymorphism with Behçet's disease

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 27, Issue 2 SUPPL.53, 2009, Pages

  Kucuksezer, U C ^a   Duymaz Tozkir, J ^a   Gul A ^a   Saruhan Direskeneli, Güher ^b  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRANZYME B; HLA B51 ANTIGEN;

ADULT; BEHCET DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BEHCET SYNDROME; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EXONS; FEMALE; GRANZYMES; HLA-B ANTIGENS; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

EID: 70350144106     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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