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[Association of HLA-DQB1 alleles and the susceptibility to beta-thalassemia in Guangxi Chinese Zhuang nationality].
Zhonghua xue ye xue za zhi = Zhonghua xueyexue zazhi - 1 Oct 1998
Long G, Mohamed A A
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between HLA-DQB1 allele and susceptibility to beta-thalassemia in Guangxi Chinese Zhuang nationality. METHODS: The polymorphism of the HLA-DQB1 loci in 64 randomly selected, unrelated Guangxi Zhuang individuals with beta-thalassemia was investigated by PCR-SSP. RESULTS: Compared with normal controls, the frequency of HLA-DQB1*0604 allele was significantly increased in...
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