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Association of HLA DQB1 0602 in sarcoidosis patients with small fiber neuropathy.
Sarcoidosis, vasculitis, and diffuse lung diseases : official journal of WASOG - 1 Jun 2005
Voorter Christina E M, Drent Marjolein, Hoitsma Elske, Faber Karin G, van den Berg-Loonen Ella M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Sarcoidosis has been reported to be associated with the HLA genes, in particular DQB1. METHODS: High resolution DQB 1 of 103 sarcoidosis patients was obtained by sequence-based typing; low resolution HLA-A/B/DRB 1 typing was performed by serological and molecular methods. Small fiber neuropathy (SFN) was established by thermal threshold testing. RESULTS: Sixty-seven patients suffered from SFN...
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