Article
Familial IgA nephropathy: a study of HLA class II allogenotypes in a Chinese kindred.
American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation - 1 Nov 1992
Li P K, Burns A P, So A K, Lai K N, Rees A J
Abstract excerpt
We have studied the restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II DQ, DR pattern of a Chinese family with IgA nephropathy (IgAN). The three affected and one apparently unaffected sibling shared the same DR and DQ pattern. The subjects were homozygous for DRw12, DQw7, DQ alpha 1b. The DQw7 allele was further confirmed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Alleles
- China
- DNA Probes
- Female
- Gene Amplification
- Glomerulonephritis, IGA
- HLA-DQ Antigens
- HLA-DR Antigens
- HLA-DR Serological Subtypes
