Article
Major histocompatibility complex haplotypes and complement C4 alleles in systemic lupus erythematosus. Results of a multicenter study.
The Journal of clinical investigation - 1 Oct 1992
Hartung K, Baur M P, Coldewey R, Fricke M, Kalden J R, Lakomek H J, Peter H H, Schendel D, Schneider P M, Seuchter S A
Abstract excerpt
In a multicenter study more than 300 central European systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients were examined for HLA-B, HLA-DR, and complement C4 phenotypes. For 174 SLE patients MHC haplotypes were determined by family segregation analysis, and for 155 patients C4 gene deletions were determin...
Topics
- Alleles
- Complement C4
- HLA-B Antigens
- HLA-DR Antigens
- Haplotypes
- Humans
- Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
- Major Histocompatibility Complex