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HLA-DRB1*1502 confers susceptibility to ulcerative colitis, but is negatively associated with its intractability: a Korean study.
International journal of colorectal disease - 1 Jul 2002
Myung Seung-Jae, Yang Suk-Kyun, Jung Hwoon-Yong, Chang Hye-Sook, Park Beom, Hong Weon-Seon, Kim Jin-Ho, Min Il
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Several studies have documented the high incidence of several HLA class II alleles in Japanese patients with ulcerative colitis (UC). Although the characteristics of the HLA system in Koreans are quite similar to those in the Japanese, it is not clear whether the HLA pattern in Korean UC is similar to that in Japanese UC. We investigated an association between HLA class II genes and UC...
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