Allele *1 of HS1.2 enhancer associates with selective IgA deficiency and IgM concentration

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 183, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 8280-8285

  Giambra, Vincenzo ^a   Cianci, Rossella ^b   Lolli, Serena ^b   Mattioli, Claudia ^c   Tampella, Giacomo ^d   Cattalini, Marco ^d   Kilic, Sebnem S ^e   Pandolfi, Franco ^b   Plebani, Alessandro ^d   Frezza, Domenico ^c  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^e University School of Medicine   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ENHANCER REGION; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ADOLESCENT; BLOOD; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA FLANKING REGION; GENETICS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN GENE; IMMUNOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REGULATORY SEQUENCE;

3' FLANKING REGION; ADOLESCENT; ALLELES; BASE SEQUENCE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENHANCER ELEMENTS, GENETIC; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMANS; IGA DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAINS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; IMMUNOGLOBULIN SWITCH REGION; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; REGULATORY SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76249103100     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: 15506606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.0902426     Document Type: Article

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