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Relation of HLA-A, -B, -DRB1 alleles and haplotypes in patients with acute leukemia: a case control study.
Archives of medical research - 1 May 2011
Uçar Fahri, Sönmez Mehmet, Erkut Nergiz, Balcı Mustafa, Yücel Burcu, Yılmaz Mustafa, Erduran Erol, Ovalı Ercüment
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: A relationship between acute leukemia and HLA alleles has been demonstrated in several studies. However, the frequencies of HLA class I (A, B) and class II (DRB1) alleles and haplotypes has not already been determined in Turkish patients with acute leukemia. METHODS: We investigated the relation of the HLA alleles and haplotypes in 237 adult acute leukemia patients [103 acute lymphoblastic...
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