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A study of HLA-linked genes in a monosymptomatic psychotic disorder in an Indian Bengali population.
Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie - 1 Apr 2005
Debnath Monojit, Das Sujit K, Bera Nirmal K, Nayak Chitta R, Chaudhuri Tapas K
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The etiology of delusional disorder is imperfectly understood. Involvement of biological factors has long been suspected. We examined the incidence of class I human leukocyte antigens (HLAs) in patients with delusional disorder to understand the role of HLA genes and explore a possible immunogenetic etiology for delusional disorder. METHODS: We used a nested case-control study design. Psychiatric...
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