Article
HLA-DR association with the genetic susceptibility to develop ashy dermatosis in Mexican Mestizo patients.
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology - 1 Apr 2007
Correa Marisol Carrillo, Memije Elisa Vega, Vargas-Alarcón Gilberto, Guzmán Roberto Arenas, Rosetti Florencia, Acuña-Alonzo Victor, Martínez-Rodríguez Nonantzin, Granados Julio
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Ashy dermatosis, also known as erythema dyschromicum perstans, is an acquired benign disease, characterized by blue-gray pigment patches with erythematous borders. The cause is still unclear, but probably has an immunologic basis. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine gene frequencies of the HLA-DR alleles in Mexican patients with ashy dermatosis and compare them with ethnically matched...
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