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HLA-DRB1 alleles are associated with the susceptibility to sporadic Parkinson's disease in Chinese Han population.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Sun Congcong, Wei Lei, Luo Feifei, Li Yi, Li Jiaobiao, Zhu Feiqi, Kang Ping, Xu Rensi, Xiao Lulu, Liu Zhuolin, Xu Pingyi
Abstract excerpt
Immune disorders may play an important role in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease (PD). Recently, polymorphisms in the HLA-DR region have been found to be associated with sporadic PD in European ancestry populations. However, polymorphisms in the HLA complex are highly variable with ethnic and geographic origin. To explore the relationships between polymorphisms of the HLA-DR region and sporadic PD in...
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