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Fc gamma receptor IIa polymorphism in patients with brucellosis.
Japanese journal of infectious diseases - 1 Jul 2007
Hashemi Sayyed Hamid, Hajilooi Mehrdad, Mamani Mojan, Jamal-Omidi Shirin
Abstract excerpt
Recent evidence suggests that certain Fc gamma receptor alleles are genetic risk factors for infectious diseases. In this study, we evaluated Fc gamma RIIa polymorphism in patients with brucellosis. In a case-control study, the frequency of two alleles and three genotypes for Fc gamma RIIa were measured by PCR in 150 patients with brucellosis and 125 healthy controls. The H131 and R131 alleles were found in 133...
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