Mixed connective tissue disease is distinct from systemic lupus erythematosus: Study of major histocompatibility complex class I polypeptide-related sequence A and HLA gene polymorphisms

Tissue Antigens

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 44-45

  Yoshida, K ^a   Inoue, H ^a   Komai, K ^a   Yamane, T ^b   Hashiramoto, A ^a   Shiozawa, K ^b   Shiozawa, S ^a,c,d  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Konan Kakogawa Hospital   (Japan)

^c KYUSHU UNIVERSITY BEPPU HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d Global Center of Excellence (GCOE)   (Japan)

Author keywords

Genetic polymorphism; HLA DRB1; Major histocompatibility complex class I polypeptide related sequence A; Mixed connective tissue disease; Natural killer receptor group 2, member D

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; HLA DRB1 ANTIGEN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX CLASS I POLYPEPTIDE RELATED SEQUENCE A; METHIONINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALINE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; JAPANESE; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIXED CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECESSIVE INHERITANCE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

HLA ANTIGENS; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MIXED CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 84870662067     PISSN: 00012815     EISSN: 13990039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tan.12027     Document Type: Letter

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