HLA antigens and haplotypes associated with idiopathic haemochromatosis in Veneto: peculiar association with HLA-A3,B35.

doi:10.1159/000205184

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HLA antigens and haplotypes associated with idiopathic haemochromatosis in Veneto: peculiar association with HLA-A3,B35.

Acta haematologica - 1 Jan 1990

De Menis E, Breda F, Monco A, Foscolo G, Legovini P, Scaldaferri E, Moro L, Conte N

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HLA-A and HLA-B antigens were determined in 16 unrelated subjects orginating from Veneto affected by idiopathic haemochromatosis (IH). HLA-A3 was found in 13/16 patients vs. 300/1,348 controls (p less than 0.00005). Prevalences of A3,B35 haplotype were 0.4375 in patients vs. 0.0816 in controls (p...

Topics

Alleles
Biomarkers
Female
HLA-A3 Antigen
HLA-B35 Antigen
Haplotypes
Hemochromatosis
Humans
Italy
Linkage Disequilibrium
Male

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