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HLA-DRB1*15021 is the predominant allele in Japanese patients with juvenile dermatomyositis.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Sept 2004
Tomono Noriaki, Mori Masaaki, Nakajima Shoko, Miyamae Takako, Ito Shuichi, Mitsuda Toshihiro, Yokota Shumpei
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate HLA molecules and genes in Japanese patients with juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM). METHODS: Twelve patients (8 girls and 4 boys) with ages of onset between 3 and 15 years were included. HLA class I antigen phenotypes were serologically typed by the Terasaki-NIH standard method. DNA was extracted from peripheral blood leukocytes using the phenol-chloroform extraction procedure, and stored...
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