dc.contributor.author |
El Hajj, Nady Naim |
dc.date.accessioned |
2012-06-13T07:10:25Z |
dc.date.available |
2012-06-13T07:10:25Z |
dc.date.issued |
2007 |
dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/10938/7386 |
dc.description |
Thesis (M.S.)--American University of Beirut, Dept. of Biology, 2007.;"Advisor: Dr. Nadine Darwiche, Associate Professor, Biology--Co-advisor: Dr. Rami Mahfouz, Assistant Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine--Member of Committee: Dr. Thurayya Aray |
dc.description |
Bibliography: leaves 56-64. |
dc.description.abstract |
HLA-B51 and HLA-B27*02 are the strongest risk factor associated with the preval ence of Behcet's Disease (BD). The activating natural killer cell Immunoglobulin -like receptor (KIR) 3DL1 binds to the Bw4 motif shared by these BD-associated a lleles, HLA-B |
dc.format.extent |
xi, 64 leaves : ill. 30 cm. |
dc.language.iso |
eng |
dc.relation.ispartof |
Theses, Dissertations, and Projects |
dc.subject.classification |
T:004969 AUBNO |
dc.subject.lcsh |
Behcet's disease -- Lebanon |
dc.subject.lcsh |
Autoimmune diseases -- Lebanon |
dc.subject.lcsh |
Killer cells |
dc.subject.lcsh |
Cell receptors |
dc.title |
Natural killer cell receptor genotype distribution among Lebanese patients with Behcet's disease - by Nady Naim El Hajj |
dc.type |
Thesis |
dc.contributor.department |
American University of Beirut. Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Department of Biology |