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HLA-DQA1 alleles and the presence of Helicobacter pylori antibodies.
European journal of immunogenetics : official journal of the British Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics - 1 Feb 1999
Karhukorpi J, Ikäheimo I, Silvennoinen-Kassinen S, Tiilikainen A S, Karttunen R
Abstract excerpt
Recent reports suggest that the HLA-DQA1 gene may be important in determining susceptibility to and outcome of Helicobacter pylori infection. To determine if there is an association between HLA-DQA1 alleles and H. pylori antibodies, DQA1 alleles and H. pylori-specific antibodies were determined in 199 random subjects of Finnish origin (mean age 43 years, range 22-69 years). H. pylori-specific class IgG antibodies...
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