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HLA antigens in Malay patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: association with clinical and autoantibody expression.
The Korean journal of internal medicine - 1 Jun 2001
Azizah M R, Ainol S S, Kong N C, Normaznah Y, Rahim M N
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Studies have shown that certain genes within the major histocompatibility complex predispose to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and may influence clinical and autoantibody expression. Thus, we studied the frequency of HLA-DR, -DQA, -DQB and -DPB alleles in ethnic Malays with SLE to determine the role of these genes in determining disease susceptibility and their association with clinical and...
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