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Association of HLA class II alleles with childhood asthma and Total IgE levels.
Iranian journal of allergy, asthma, and immunology - 1 Dec 2008
Movahedi Masoud, Moin Mostafa, Gharagozlou Mohammad, Aghamohammadi Asghar, Dianat Saied, Moradi Batoul, Nicknam Mohammad Hossein, Nikbin Behrouz, Amirzargar Aliakbar
Abstract excerpt
Asthma is a complex and multifactorial disorder. Several studies have reported association between different HLA- DQB1 and HLA- DRB1 alleles and allergic asthma. The aim of the present study was to investigate the association of HLA-class II alleles and haplotypes, with total serum IgE and the results of the skin prick test in Iranian children with allergic asthma. A total of 112 patients with allergic asthma...
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