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HLA profile in patients with AIDS and tuberculosis.
The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases - 1 Aug 2008
Figueiredo José Fernando de Castro, Rodrigues Maria de Lourdes Veronese, Deghaide Neifi Hassam Saloum, Donadi Eduardo Antonio
Abstract excerpt
Studies carried out in various populations have reported an association between some HLA specificities and susceptibility to tuberculosis. We investigated the class I and class II HLA profile in Brazilian patients of various ethnic backgrounds who had AIDS and tuberculosis. Twenty-two adult patients with AIDS and tuberculosis (Group I), 103 patients with AIDS without tuberculosis (Group II) and 423 healthy...
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