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HLA genetics for diagnosis of susceptibility to early-onset periodontitis.
Journal of periodontal research - 1 Oct 1999
Takashiba S, Ohyama H, Oyaizu K, Kogoe-Kato N, Murayama Y
Abstract excerpt
Human leukocyte antigens (HLA) are essential in the recognition of foreign antigens in humoral immune response, which is genetically predetermined. Susceptibility to certain diseases that involve the immune response has been studied in relation to distinct HLA types. Although some diseases have been found to correlate to specific HLA loci positively, it has been difficult to isolate HLA types that predispose...
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