Killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) genes in systemic sclerosis

Clinical and Experimental Immunology

Volumn 160, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 325-330

  Salim, P H ^a,b   Jobim, M ^b   Bredemeier, M ^b   Chies, J A B ^a   Schlottfeldt, J ^b   Brenol, J C T ^a,b   Jobim, L F ^a,b   Xavier, R M ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Case control studies; Genetic predisposition to disease; KIR receptors; KIR2DL2 receptors; Systemic scleroderma

Indexed keywords

AGAROSE; DNA; HLA C ANTIGEN; KILLER CELL IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIKE RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHORESIS; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HLA TYPING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; HLA-C ANTIGENS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECEPTORS, KIR; RECEPTORS, KIR2DL2; RISK FACTORS; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC;

EID: 77952194104     PISSN: 00099104     EISSN: 13652249     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.2010.04095.x     Document Type: Article

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