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Birdshot retinochoroidopathy and HLA-A29+ and HLA-A29- idiopathic retinal vasculitis: comparative study of 56 cases.
Canadian journal of ophthalmology. Journal canadien d'ophtalmologie - 1 Dec 1991
Bloch-Michel E, Frau E
Abstract excerpt
We reviewed the records of 20 patients with birdshot retinochoroidopathy and 36 patients with idiopathic retinal vasculitis. The numbers of patients with the HLA-A29 phenotype were 19 (95%) and 22 (61%) respectively. Overall, similar findings were noted in the birdshot retinochoroidopathy group and the HLA-A29+ idiopathic vasculitis group: more posterior pole involvement, more severe course and poor visual...
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