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Human leukocyte antigen and cytokine gene variants as predictors of recurrent Chlamydia trachomatis infection in high-risk adolescents.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Apr 2005
Wang Chengbin, Tang Jianming, Geisler William M, Crowley-Nowick Peggy A, Wilson Craig M, Kaslow Richard A
Abstract excerpt
Antigen presentation and immune activation are essential to the effective control of infectious diseases. In 485 North American adolescents at high risk for genital Chlamydia trachomatis infection, we found 2 human leukocyte antigen variants (DRB1*03-DQB1*04 and DQB1*06) to be associated with rec...
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