'Immunogenetics of Aging': Report on the activities of the 15th International HLA and Immunogenetics Working Group and 15th International HLA and Immunogenetics Workshop

Tissue Antigens

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 187-192

  Naumova, E ^a   Ivanova, M ^a   Pawelec, G ^b   Constantinescu, I ^c   Bogunia Kubik, K ^d   Lange, A ^d   Qguz, F ^e   Carin, M ^e   Franceschi, C ^f   Caruso, C ^g   Middleton, D ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ALEXANDROVSKA   (Bulgaria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c FUNDENI CLINICAL INSTITUTE   (Romania)

^d INSTITUTE OF IMMUNOLOGY AND EXPERIMENTAL THERAPY   (Poland)

^e ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^h ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aging; Cytokine gene polymorphism; Killer cell immunoglobulin like receptor genes; Longevity; Mannose binding lectin 2 gene

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; HLA ANTIGEN; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 12P40; KILLER CELL IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIKE RECEPTOR; KILLER CELL IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIKE RECEPTOR 2DS5; MANNOSE BINDING LECTIN 2; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGING; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CODON; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGENETICS; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; INFECTION; LONGEVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BASE SEQUENCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONGRESSES AS TOPIC; EDUCATION; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGENETIC PROCESSES; IMMUNOGENETICS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL;

CYTOMEGALOVIRUS;

EID: 79551662811     PISSN: 00012815     EISSN: 13990039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.2010.01603.x     Document Type: Article

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