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[Four-digit allele genotyping of HLA-A and HLA-B genes in Japanese patients with Behçet's disease (BD) by a PCR-SSOP-luminex method and stratification analysis according to each major symptom of BD].
Nippon Ganka Gakkai zasshi - 1 May 2008
Kamiishi Tomoko, Itoh Yoshiki, Meguro Akira, Nishida Tomomi, Sasaki Sayaka, Nanba Kenichi, Ohno Shigeaki, Inoko Hidetoshi, Mizuki Nobuhisa
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: High resolution (four-digit) allele genotyping was used to determine the association of the HLA-A and -B alleles with Behçet's disease (BD) in Japanese patients. We also analyzed our results for the association of these alleles with the individual clinical features of BD. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: We enrolled 389 Japanese BD patients and 254 healthy controls in this study. Genotyping of the HLA-A, -B alleles...
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