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Association between human demodicosis and HLA class I.
Clinical and experimental dermatology - 1 Jan 2003
Akilov O E, Mumcuoglu K Y
Abstract excerpt
Demodex folliculorum and D. brevis are obligatory parasites in hair follicles and in pilosebaceous glands of human skin. Although most people are infested with these mites, only a small number develop the clinical symptoms of skin demodicosis. The objective of this study was to determine the association between HLA specificity and demodicosis. Twenty-five patients with human demodicosis and 150 controls were...
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