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Association between HLA-DRB1 and myasthenia gravis in a northern Han Chinese population.
Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia - 1 Nov 2011
Xie Yan-Chen, Qu Yuan, Sun Liang, Li Hai-Feng, Zhang Hua, Shi Hui-Jing, Jiang Bin, Zhao Yuan, Qiao Shan-Shan, Wang Shu-Hui, Wang De-Xin
Abstract excerpt
The cause of myasthenia gravis (MG) is unknown, but it is widely believed to be an autoimmune disease occurring in genetically susceptible individuals. The human leukocyte antigen (HLA) region is considered to be the most important genetic region for MG susceptibility genes. To investigate the association between HLA-DRB1 and myasthenia gravis (MG) in a northern Han Chinese population, a polymerase chain reaction...
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