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Association of HLA class II genes with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension in Koreans.
Lung - 1 Jan 2000
Yoon Sung-Ho, Oh Heung-Bum, Kim Hyun-Kuk, Hong Suk-Chan, Oh Yeon-Mok, Lee Dong Soon, Lee Sang-Do
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to compare the frequency of the HLA-DRB1 and HLA-DQB1 alleles in Korean patients with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH) and in normal controls and to determine any association that may exist between clinical characteristics of IPAH and specific HLA alleles. IPAH patients seen between October 1998 and September 2001 were retrospectively assessed, and 19 patients and 193...
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