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Henoch-Schönlein purpura and cutaneous leukocytoclastic angiitis exhibit different HLA-DRB1 associations.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 May 2002
Amoli Mahsa M, Thomson Wendy, Hajeer Ali H, Calviño Maria C, Garcia-Porrua Carlos, Ollier William E R, Gonzalez-Gay Miguel A
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To examine the HLA-DRB1 genotype of patients with cutaneous leukocytoclastic angiitis (CLA), a small-sized blood vessel vasculitis limited to skin, and determine if differences exist with Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP), a small-sized blood vessel vasculitis with cutaneous and systemic complications. METHODS: A retrospective study was performed on an unselected population of patients from Northwest...
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