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The association of HLA-DQA1*0401 and DQB1*0604 with thymomatous myasthenia gravis in northern Chinese patients.
Journal of the neurological sciences - 15 Jan 2012
Yang Hongwei, Hao Junwei, Peng Xiaolin, Simard Alain R, Zhang Mingyi, Xie Yanchen, Wang Shuhui
Abstract excerpt
Genetic analyses indicate that HLA complex genes can be involved in susceptibility to autoimmune myasthenia gravis (MG). Various HLA alleles serve as genetic elements that either predispose to or protect against MG. This study investigates the probable relationship between HLA-DQ allele polymorphisms and MG cases in northern China. The HLA-DQA1 and DQB1 alleles were determined by polymerase chain...
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