MHC class II risk haplotype associated with Canine chronic superficial keratitis in German Shepherd dogs

Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology

Volumn 140, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 37-41

  Jokinen, Päivi ^a,b   Rusanen, Elina M ^c   Kennedy, Lorna J ^d   Lohi, Hannes ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Canis familiaris; Chronic superficial keratitis; DLA; German Shepherd dogs; Immune mediated; Major histocompatibility complex class II

Indexed keywords

HLA DQA1 ANTIGEN; HLA DQB1 ANTIGEN; HLA DRB1 ANTIGEN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 2; HLA DQ ANTIGEN; HLA DR ANTIGEN; HLA-DQB1 ANTIGEN; HLA-DRB1 ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC SUPERFICIAL KERATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; HAPLOTYPE; HOMOZYGOSITY; KERATITIS; NONHUMAN; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; GENE; GENETICS; HOMOZYGOTE; MALE; RISK;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

ANIMALS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; GENES, MHC CLASS II; HAPLOTYPES; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS II; HLA-DQ ANTIGENS; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HOMOZYGOTE; KERATITIS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; RISK;

EID: 79960991908     PISSN: 01652427     EISSN: 18732534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2010.11.007     Document Type: Article

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