Article
[Alleles of the major histocompatibility system associated with susceptibility to the development of Takayasu's arteritis].
Gaceta medica de Mexico - 1 Jan 2000
Flores-Domínguez C, Hernández-Pacheco G, Zúñiga J, Gamboa R, Granados J, Reyes P A, Vargas-Alarcón Gilberto
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Since 1972, the relationship between HLA alleles and the susceptibility for Takayasu arteritis (TA) has been studied on different populations. Hence the results up to date are heterogeneous, the objective of the present review is to analyze the relationship between the presence of HLA alleles and the susceptibility for the development of TA considering the ethnic origin of the studied populations....
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