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HLA class II haplotypes distinctly associated with vaso-occlusion in children with sickle cell disease.
Clinical and vaccine immunology : CVI - 1 Apr 2008
Mahdi Najat, Al-Ola Khadija, Al-Subaie Abeer M, Ali Muhallab E, Al-Irhayim Zaid, Al-Irhayim A Qader, Almawi Wassim Y
Abstract excerpt
We investigated the association of HLA class II alleles and haplotypes with sickle cell anemia vaso-occlusive crisis (VOC). DRB1*100101 was positively associated, while DRB1*140101, DRB1*150101, and DQB1*060101 were negatively associated, with VOC. Both susceptible (DRB1*100101-DQB1*050101) and protective (DRB1*110101-DQB1*030101 and DRB1*150101-DQB1*060101) haplotypes were identified, indicating that HLA class...
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