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[Association of HLA-DQB1 alleles and dermatomyositis/ polymyositis].
Zhonghua yi xue yi chuan xue za zhi = Zhonghua yixue yichuanxue zazhi = Chinese journal of medical genetics - 1 Aug 2002
Han Xiuping, Zhai Ning, Zhang Qingrui, Li Jiuhong, Liu Jifeng, Du Juan, Song Fangji
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate further the nature of HLA-DQB1 alleles association with dermatomyositis/polymyositis (DM/PM). METHODS: HLA-DQB1 typing of 52 patients with DM/PM were investigated by polymerase chain reaction-sequence specific primer method, and the frequencies of HLA-DQB1 alleles were compared. RESULTS: It was found that the patients with DM/PM had significantly increased frequency of...
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