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Is typing for HLA class II alleles beneficial in Indian children with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome?
Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) - 1 Apr 2007
Gulati Sanjeev, Tripathi Piyush, Patil Siddramappa J, Sharma Raj Kumar, Agarwal Suraksha
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This study was conducted to test the hypothesis that analysis of HLA class II type alleles will give important information on the prognosis of NS in children. We prospectively studied 100 consecutive children with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome and 202 controls belonging to the same geoethnic background. Typing for HLA Class II alleles at DR and DQ locus was carried out by using SSP (sequence specific...
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