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[Association of HLA-DRB1 allele and the susceptibility to alveolar echinococcosis in the west of China].
Zhonghua yi xue za zhi - 1 Jun 2000
Li F, Shi Y, Shi D
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigat the association of HLA-DRB1 alleles and the susceptibility to alveolar echinococcosis (AE). METHODS: Thirty-five patients with AE in the high prevalence areas in the west of China were investigated for HLA-DRB1 gene by PCR/SSP technique. The results were compared with 104 normal healthy peoples. RESULTS: Frequency of HLA-DRB1 * 040x was 26% in patient group, which was significantly higher...
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