Article
[HLA antigens, complement types, and amebic liver abscess in Mexican mestizos].
Archivos de investigacion medica - 1 Jan 1990
Arellano J, Granados J, Pérez E, Félix C, Kretschmer R R
Abstract excerpt
The association between parasitic diseases, and antigens of the major histocompatibility complex in man (HLA) has been poorly studied. The only study of the association between the HLA system and amebic abscess of the liver was performed by our group, and revealed a significant increase in HLA-BI...
Topics
- Adult
- Complement System Proteins
- Disease Susceptibility
- Ethnicity
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- HLA Antigens
- HLA-B Antigens
- HLA-DR3 Antigen
- Haplotypes
- Humans
- Liver Abscess, Amebic