Article
Human leukocyte antigens in childhood idiopathic nephrotic syndrome.
Acta paediatrica Japonica : Overseas edition - 1 Dec 1991
Jin D K, Kohsaka T, Tanaka M, Abe J, Kobayashi N
Abstract excerpt
An association of human leukocyte antigens (HLA) with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome (INS) in childhood was studied to characterize the immunogenetic background. We determined the class I antigens using the microlymphocytotoxicity test as well as class II antigens (DRB, DQB, DQA) and class III antigen (complement 4) using DNA restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) in 36 children with INS. In the current...
Topics
- Alleles
- Asian People
- Child
- HLA Antigens
- HLA-C Antigens
- HLA-D Antigens
- HLA-DR Antigens
- Haplotypes
- Humans
- Japan
- Leukocytes
- Nephrotic Syndrome