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HLA antigens and nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease in Korean patients.
Lung - 1 Jan 2000
Um Sang-Won, Ki Chang-Seok, Kwon O Jung, Koh Won-Jung
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) molecules are known to play an important role in host-defense mechanisms. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between HLA alleles and lung disease caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) in Korean patients. METHODS: Seventy-eight pat...
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