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Genetic polymorphism of HLA DR in a Scottish population of patients with pars planitis.
European journal of ophthalmology - 1 Jun 2003
Greiner K H, Wilson D W L, Thomson J, Kilmartin D J, Urbaniak S J, Forrester J V
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PURPOSE: Human leucocyte antigen (HLA) class II influences the immunological susceptibility for a variety of diseases including many types of non-infectious intraocular inflammation. Previous studies on North American patients with pars planitis, a subtype of intermediate uveitis, reported an increased prevalence of HLA DR15 in this population. In contrast, two European studies could not find an association...
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