Expression of IL-21 in the peripheral blood of myasthenia gravis patients and its correlation with anti-AChR-Ab class switch

Journal of Central South University (Medical Sciences)

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 958-963

  Hu, Bo ^a   Tian, Xiaolin ^a   Huang Huifen, ^a   Jian, Ai ^a   Ouyang, Song ^a   Yin, Weifan ^a   Duan, Weiwei ^a   Yang, Huan ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anti AChR Ab; Class switch of antibody; Interleukin 21; Interleukin 21 Receptor; Myasthenia gravis

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INTERLEUKIN 21; INTERLEUKIN 21 RECEPTOR; INTERLEUKIN DERIVATIVE; MESSENGER RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENETICS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTOANTIBODIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN CLASS SWITCHING; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INTERLEUKINS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; RECEPTORS, CHOLINERGIC; RECEPTORS, INTERLEUKIN-21; RNA, MESSENGER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77958055685     PISSN: 16727347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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