Exclusion of the TAP1 and TAP2 genes within the HLA class II region as candidate susceptibility genes to pemphigus in the Japanese population [7]

Journal of Dermatological Science

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 122-124

  Niizeki, H ^a   Kumagai, S ^b   Kanagawa, S ^b   Amagai, M ^c   Yamashina, Y ^a   Asada, H ^a   Nishikawa, T ^c   Miyagawa, S ^a  

^a NARA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b KOBE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c KEIO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 2;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LETTER; PEMPHIGUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ATP-BINDING CASSETTE TRANSPORTERS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; PEMPHIGUS;

EID: 7044222139     PISSN: 09231811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2004.08.006     Document Type: Letter

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