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Association of the HLA-DRB1 gene with susceptibility to aortoarteritis in a Chinese Han population.
Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension - 1 Jul 2002
Dang Aimin, Wang Bing, Zhang Yuhui, Zhang Penghua, Huang Jianfeng, Liu Guozhang, Zheng Deyu, Qiu Changchun, Liu Lisheng
Abstract excerpt
Aortoarteritis is a chronic inflammatory disease mainly affecting the aorta and its major branches. Recent immunogenetic studies indicate that certain human leucocyte antigen (HLA) alleles are significantly associated with aortoarteritis in several populations. The purpose of the present study wa...
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