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[Association between HLA-DRB1, DQB1 genes and pemphigus vulgaris in Chinese Hans].
Zhonghua yi xue yi chuan xue za zhi = Zhonghua yixue yichuanxue zazhi = Chinese journal of medical genetics - 1 Feb 2003
Zhou Shu-hua, Lin Lin, Jin Pei-ying, Ye Shun-zhang
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the predisposing role of HLA-DRB1, DQB1 genes in pemphigus vulgaris (PV). METHODS: Polymerase chain reaction-specific sequence primers method was used to type HLA-DRB1, DQB1 subregion in the patients with PV of Han nationality from Jiangsu and Anhui provinces and matched control subjects. RESULTS: DR4, DRB1*14(*1401,*1404,*1405) gene frequencies in PV patients were significantly higher...
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