The contribution of non-MHC genes to susceptibility to autoimmune diseases.

doi:10.1016/0198-8859(91)90113-n

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The contribution of non-MHC genes to susceptibility to autoimmune diseases.

Human immunology - 1 Sept 1991

Garchon H J, Bach J F

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Genetic studies of experimental models of autoimmune diseases, including systemic lupus-like syndromes and organ-specific autoimmunity, provide major information on genetic control of autoimmune diseases. In addition to genes known to be linked to the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), these...

Topics

Animals
Autoantibodies
Autoimmune Diseases
Disease Models, Animal
Genes, Immunoglobulin
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Major Histocompatibility Complex
Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell

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