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Role of HLA-DR in the pathogenesis of abdominal aortic aneurysm.
European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery : the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery - 1 Aug 2003
Moñux G, Serrano F J, Vigil P, De la Concha E G
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OBJECTIVE: to establish a possible role for autoimmunity in the aetiology of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) by examining human leukocyte antigen class II (HLA-II) immune response genes. MATERIALS AND METHODS: HLA-II typing was performed in a series of 72 AAA patients and a control group of 380 h...
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