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The complexity of HLA class II (DRB1, DQB1, DM) associations with disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex infection among HIV-1-seropositive whites.
Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) - 1 Jun 2003
Naik Eknath, LeBlanc Susan, Tang Jianming, Jacobson Lisa P, Kaslow Richard A
Abstract excerpt
Earlier associations of polymorphism in classic HLA class II (DRB1 and DQB1) genes have been extended to include the accessory genes DMA and DMB as determinants of disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex (DMAC) infection among HIV-1-seropositive whites. From the Multicenter AIDS Cohort study, 176 DMAC cases were matched with 176 controls in a nested case-control study. PCR-based HLA genotyping techniques were...
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