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HLA-DRB1 association with schizophrenia in Saudi Arabian patients.
International journal of psychiatry in clinical practice - 1 Jun 2011
Kadasah Saeed, Arfin Misbahul, Tariq Mohammad
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: This study is aimed to examine the association between HLA-DRB1 alleles frequency and schizophrenia in Saudi Arabs. METHODS: The DRB1 region of major histocompatibility complex was screened by polymerase chain reaction/sequence specific primers (PCR/SSP) in 180 schizophrenia patients and 200 matched controls. RESULTS: The frequency of DRB1*03 was found to be significantly higher in schizophrenia...
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