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Association of HLA-DQB1 allelic sequence variation with susceptibility to systemic lupus erythematosus.
Iranian journal of allergy, asthma, and immunology - 1 Jun 2008
Rezaieyazdi Zahra, Tavakkol-Afshari Jalil, Esmaili Ehsan, Orouji Elyas, Pezeshkpour Fakhrozaman, Khodadoost Mohammad, Mazhani Maryam, Sandooghi Mahnaz
Abstract excerpt
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease in which polymorphisms within the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) region have been associated to its etiology. We conducted this study to compare the HLA-DQB1 allelic sequence variation among SLE patients and controls in the northeast of Iran. Genomic DNA of 40 SLE patients and 83 healthy controls were amplified by Polymerase Chain Reaction with...
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