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Human leukocyte antigens among primary biliary cirrhosis patients born in Mexico.
Annals of hepatology - 1 Jan 2000
Vázquez-Elizondo Genaro, Ponciano-Rodríguez Guadalupe, Uribe Misael, Méndez-Sánchez Nahum
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is a chronic cholestatic disease of autoimmune origin and has a genetic component. Although it has been reported that the prevalence of the HLA-DRB1*08 allele is high in various populations, the prevalence of HLA alleles in Mexican PBC patients has not been described. The aim of this study was to quantify the prevalence of HLA-B/-DR alleles in Mexican PBC...
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