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[Role of HLA-DR and HLA-DQ alleles in multibacillary leprosy and paucibacillary leprosy in the province of Chaco (Argentina)].
Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica - 1 Dec 2007
Motta Patricia María Fabiana, Cech Norma, Fontan Claudia, Giménez Manuel Fernando, Lodeiro Norma, Marinic Karina, Molinari María Laura, Sotelo María Graciela, Habegger de Sorrentino Alicia
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OBJECTIVES: Segregation analyses in several populations have suggested a relationship between specific human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class II alleles and the development of different types of leprosy. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of HLA class II DR and DQ alleles among leprosy patients in Chaco province, northeast Argentina, in an effort to determine whether these alleles might be involved...
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