Article
[Study of the association between human leukocyte antigens and Jorge Lobo's disease].
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - 1 Jan 2000
Marcos Elaine Valim Camarinha, Souza Fabiana Covolo de, Torres Elza Araújo, Lauris José Roberto Pereira, Opromolla Diltor Vladimir de Araújo
Abstract excerpt
Jorge Lobo's disease is a cutaneous/subcutaneous mycosis with a chronic course, caused by the fungus Lacazia loboi. Considering its epidemiology and the few studies on immunological aspects of this disease, the objective of the present study was to investigate a possible association between HLA class II specificities in 21 Jorge Lobo's disease patients, by comparing them with healthy individual of the same ethnic...
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