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An extensive screen of the HLA region reveals an independent association of HLA class I and class II with susceptibility for systemic lupus erythematosus.
Scandinavian journal of rheumatology - 1 Jan 2009
Martens H A, Nolte I M, van der Steege G, Schipper M, Kallenberg C G M, Te Meerman G J, Bijl M
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OBJECTIVES: The association of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) with the human leucocyte antigen (HLA) region is well known. In this study, we analysed the involvement of the HLA region in susceptibility for SLE in a stable founder, Caucasian population of SLE patients. METHODS: We performed an...
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