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HLA association in SLE patients from Lahore-Pakistan.
Bosnian journal of basic medical sciences - 1 Feb 2011
Hussain Nageen, Jaffery Ghazala, Sabri Anjum Nasim, Hasnain Shahida
Abstract excerpt
The first genetic factors to be identified as important in the pathogenesis of Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) were those of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) on chromosome 6. It is now widely accepted that MHC genes constitute a part of the genetic susceptibility to SLE. The study population comprised 61 SLE patients fulfilling at least four of the American college of Rheumatology criteria for SLE...
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