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Distribution of HLA class I and II genes in ankylosing spondylitis patients from Morocco.
Pathologie-biologie - 1 Dec 2012
Atouf O, Benbouazza K, Brick C, Saoud B, Benseffaj N, Amine B, Hajjaj-Hassouni N, Essakalli M
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OBJECTIVES: In Morocco, the patients affected by ankylosing spondylitis (AS) presents a high frequency of coxitis. Our study reports, for the first time, the polymorphism of Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) class I and class II molecules in the Moroccan patients. METHODS: Forty-six patients diagnosed with an AS and coxitis were compared to a group of 183 healthy controls matched by age, sex and ethnic origin. The...
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