Molecular analysis of HLA-DQB1 alleles in childhood common acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 603-609

  Dearden, S P ^a   Taylor, G M ^a,c   Gokhale, D A ^a   Robinson, M D ^a   Thompson, W ^b   Ollier, W ^b   Binchy, A ^a   Birch, J M ^a   Stevens, R F ^a   Carr, T ^a   Bardsley, W G ^b  

^a ROYAL MANCHESTER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childhood common acute lymphoblastic leukaemia; Genetic susceptibility; HLA DQB1; Infectious aetiology

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; HLA DQ ANTIGEN;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ALLELE; AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; ARTICLE; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY GENE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 9044222120     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1996.104     Document Type: Article

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