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Relations between human leukocyte antigens and autoimmune hepatitis in Turkish children.
The Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology - 1 Feb 2011
Geylanı Güleç Seda, Urganci Nafiye, Polat Tuğçin Bora, Demırel Emirzad, Yilmaz Erkan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIMS: We aimed to identify the genetic factors associated with increased tendency toward autoimmune hepatitis, a chronic and progressive inflammatory condition. METHODS: A total of 32 children diagnosed with autoimmune hepatitis were included in the present study, and 160 healthy adult blood donors served as controls. In both groups, HLA phenotypes were examined (HLA-A, B, C, DR, DQ) and compared. In...
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