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Allelic distribution of human leukocyte antigen in Iranian patients with pulmonary tuberculosis.
Human immunology - 1 Jan 2003
Mahmoudzadeh-Niknam Hamid, Khalili Ghader, Fadavi Pedram
Abstract excerpt
There is convincing evidence for a genetic component in susceptibility to tuberculosis (TB) in humans. Attempts to link susceptibility to TB to human leukocyte antigen (HLA) phenotype have produced conflicting data. The purpose of this study was to determine whether HLA phenotype is associated with clinical TB. We compared the frequencies of HLA alleles in 44 Iranian sputum smear positive pulmonary TB patients...
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