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HLA-DQA1 and HLA-DQB1 genes may jointly determine susceptibility to develop multiple sclerosis.
Human immunology - 1 Jan 1991
Spurkland A, Rønningen K S, Vandvik B, Thorsby E, Vartdal F
Abstract excerpt
Serologic DR typing and genomic DRB1, DQA1, DQB1, DPA1, and DPB1 typing using sequence-specific oligonucleotides were performed in 69 multiple sclerosis (MS) patients and 181 healthy controls on in vitro amplified DNA. The frequencies of DR2 as well as the DR2-associated DQA1*0102 and DQB1*0602 alleles were increased whereas DR7 was decreased among MS patients. The distribution of DR4 subtypes as well as DP...
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