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Association of HLA-DQA1*0101/2 and DQB1*0502 with Myasthenia Gravis in Southern Iranian Patients
Iranian journal of immunology : IJI - 1 Jun 2009
Yousefipour Gholam-Ali, Salami Zahra, Farjadian Shirin
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune disorder of neuromuscular junction characterized by skeletal muscle weakness and fatigability. Different genes may control the induction and clinical presentation of this disease. Various HLA alleles are reported as predisposing or protective genetic elements in myasthenia gravis. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate the probable association between...
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