Association study of MICA gene polymorphisms with rheumatoid arthritis susceptibility in south Tunisian population

International Journal of Immunogenetics

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 486-492

  Achour, Y ^a   Kammoun, A ^b   Ben Hamad, M ^a   Mahfoudh, N ^b   Chaabane, S ^a   Marzouk, S ^b   Keskes, L ^a   Gaddour, L ^b   Bahloul, Z ^b   Maalej, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SFAX   (Tunisia)

^b HEDI CHAKER HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 1; MHC CLASS I-RELATED CHAIN A;

ADULT; ALLELE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TUNISIA;

ADULT; ALLELES; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HUMANS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; TUNISIA;

EID: 84910613597     PISSN: 17443121     EISSN: 1744313X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/iji.12146     Document Type: Article

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