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Associations of HLA DR and DQ molecules with Lyme borreliosis in Latvian patients.
BMC research notes - 14 Aug 2012
Kovalchuka Lilija, Eglite Jelena, Lucenko Irina, Zalite Mara, Viksna Ludmila, Krumiņa Angelika
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Many autoimmune diseases are associated with variants of HLA genes such as those encoding the MHC complex. This correlation is not absolute, but may help in understanding of the molecular mechanism of disease. The purpose of this study was to determine HLA-DR,-DQ alleles in Latvian patients with Lyme borreliosis and control (healthy) persons. Case patients and control subjects were similar in age,...
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