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Haplotype associations of the major histocompatibility complex with psoriasis in Northeastern Thais.
International journal of dermatology - 1 Jun 2002
Choonhakarn Charoen, Romphruk Amornrat, Puapairoj Chintana, Jirarattanapochai Kunya, Romphruk Arunrat, Leelayuwat Chanvit
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BACKGROUND: To evaluate the distributions of the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) at class I and II loci that may contribute to the genetic susceptibility to psoriasis patients in the north-eastern Thai population. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We analyzed the allelic frequencies of HLA class I and II by using the polymerase chain reaction-amplification refractory mutation system (PCR-ARMS) technique and polymerase chain...
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