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MICA 5.1 allele is a susceptibility marker for psoriasis in the Korean population.
Tissue antigens - 1 Dec 2000
Choi H B, Han H, Youn J I, Kim T Y, Kim T G
Abstract excerpt
In order to investigate the possibility that the MICA gene is involved in the pathogenesis of psoriasis, microsatellite polymorphism in the transmembrane region of MICA was studied in 138 Korean patients with psoriasis and compared with 126 healthy controls. The MICA 5.1 microsatellite allele, consisting of 5.1 repetitions of GCT/AGC, showed significantly higher frequencies in all patients and in patients with...
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