Article
The role of human leucocyte antigens in children with hydatid disease: their association with clinical condition and prognosis.
Parasitology research - 1 Mar 2010
Yalcin Ebru, Kiper Nural, Tan Cagman, Ozcelik Ugur, Dogru Deniz, Cobanoglu Nazan, Kose Mehmet, Pekcan Sevgi, Aslan Ayse Tana, Ersoy Fugen
Abstract excerpt
Hydatid disease (HD) is a parasitosis caused by Echinococcus granulosus, which is still an important health problem worldwide, and our country is an endemic region for HD. There is little information regarding the role of human leucocyte antigen (HLA) in genetic susceptibility or resistance to HD. In this study, we aimed to investigate the HLA profile of Turkish children with HD and to compare them with healthy...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Echinococcosis
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- HLA-B Antigens
- HLA-B18 Antigen
- HLA-DR Antigens
