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Contribution of TAP genes to genetic predisposition for diffuse panbronchiolitis.
Tissue antigens - 1 Apr 1999
Keicho N, Tokunaga K, Nakata K, Taguchi Y, Azuma A, Tanabe K, Matsushita M, Emi M, Ohishi N, Kudoh S
Abstract excerpt
Diffuse panbronchiolitis is a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease found in Asian populations. Although diffuse panbronchiolitis is considered to be a multifactorial disease of unknown etiology, the disease susceptibility appears to be determined by a genetic predisposition unique to Asians. An earlier study showed that human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-B54 predominantly found in East Asians was strongly associated...
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