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Association of HLA-DR and -DQ genes with narcolepsy in Koreans: comparison with two control groups, randomly selected subjects and DRB1*1501-DQB1*0602--positive subjects.
Human immunology - 1 Sept 2006
Roh Eun Youn, Park Myoung Hee, Park Hyejin, Park Doo-Heum, Choi Jong-Bae, Kim Seog Ju, Jeong Do-Un
Abstract excerpt
The purpose of this study was to investigate the association of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class II alleles with narcolepsy-cataplexy susceptibility in Koreans. The distribution of HLA-DRB1 and -DQB1 alleles and presence or absence of DRB3/4/5 alleles were examined in 60 narcoleptic patients with clear-cut cataplexy, and the results were compared with two groups of healthy controls: 200 randomly selected...
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