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Immunogenetics and clinical phenotype of sympathetic ophthalmia in British and Irish patients.
The British journal of ophthalmology - 1 Mar 2001
Kilmartin D J, Wilson D, Liversidge J, Dick A D, Bruce J, Acheson R W, Urbaniak S J, Forrester J V
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BACKGROUND/AIMS: Sympathetic ophthalmia (SO) is a classic example of autoimmune disease where human leucocyte antigen (HLA) genomic associations could provide further understanding of mechanisms of disease. This study sought to assess HLA genetic polymorphism in British and Irish patients with SO, and to assess whether HLA gene variants are associated with clinical phenotype or disease severity. METHODS: High...
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