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Molecular analysis of HLA-DRB1 allelic associations with systemic lupus erythematous and lupus nephritis in Taiwan.
Lupus - 1 Jul 2009
Pan C F, Wu C J, Chen H H, Dang C W, Chang F M, Liu H F, Chu C C, Lin M, Lee Y J
Abstract excerpt
To evaluate the association of human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DRB1 alleles with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and lupus nephritis (LN) in the Taiwanese population, and to investigate the possible association of HLA-DRB1 alleles with disease severity in LN. HLA-DRB1 alleles were studied in 105 SLE patients (82 patients with LN, 23 patients without LN) and 855 healthy controls by polymerase chain reaction and...
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