HLA-DRB1 alleles in Kuwaiti children with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome.

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We have studied the effect of HLA-DRB1 alleles on the clinical presentation of 61 Kuwaiti Arab children with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome. DR7(*0701) was the most prevalent DR allele, found in 41/61 patients (67%) compared with 10/59 healthy controls (17%) (p<0.001). DR3(*0301-0308) allele was the second most common, found in 25% of patients compared with 26% of controls (not significant). There was no...

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