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Analysis of HLA class I and class II gene polymorphisms in Japanese patients with human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1-associated uveitis.
Ocular immunology and inflammation - 1 Jan 2000
Kaminagayoshi Tatsuhiko, Nakao Kumiko, Yashiki Shinji, Sonoda Shunro, Ohba Norio, Sakamoto Taiji
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PURPOSE: To investigate the immunogenetic background of human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1)-associated uveitis (HAU) that presents immune-mediated reactive changes in the uvea. METHODS: HLA class I and class II genes were studied in 51 patients with HAU, 192 asymptomatic HTLV-1 carrie...
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