HLA alleles are associated with postherpetic neuralgia but not with herpes zoster

Tokai Journal of Experimental and Clinical Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 150-153

  Sumiyama, Daisuke ^a   Kikkawa, Eri F ^a   Kita, Yuki F ^a   Shinagawa, Harumi ^a   Mabuchi, Tomotaka ^a   Ozawa, Akira ^a   Inoko, Hidetoshi ^a  

^a TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Herpes zoster; HLA allele; Postherpetic neuralgia; Susceptible locus; Varicella zoster virus

Indexed keywords

HLA ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS;

GENE FREQUENCY; HERPES ZOSTER; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMANS; NEURALGIA, POSTHERPETIC;

EID: 79960875515     PISSN: 03850005     EISSN: 21852243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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