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HLA-DR antigen and HLA-DRB1 genotyping with nonobstructive azoospermia in Japan.
Journal of andrology - 1 Jan 2000
Tsujimura A, Takahara S, Kitamura M, Miura H, Koga M, Sada M, Tsuji T, Matsumiya K, Okuyama A
Abstract excerpt
We previously reported that the HLA-A33, -B13, and -B44 antigens, which are major histocompatibility complex class I molecules, are involved in the susceptibility of nonobstructive azoospermia in Japanese men. In this report, HLA-DR antigens, which are class II molecules, are investigated by advanced DNA typing in addition to classical serological typing to study a more complex genotype of HLA-DRB2. Genotyping...
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