The HLA class II associations with rheumatic heart disease in South Indian patients: A preliminary study

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 302-304

  Bajoria, Divya ^a   Menon, Thangam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

HLA class II DR DQ typing; Rheumatic heart disease; South India

Indexed keywords

HLA DQ ANTIGEN; HLA DQB1 ANTIGEN; HLA DR ANTIGEN; HLA DRB3 ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ALLELE; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HLA TYPING; HUMAN; INDIAN; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE;

EID: 84873684338     PISSN: 2249782X     EISSN: 0973709X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2013/4509.2752     Document Type: Article

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