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HLA-DRB and HLA-DQA/HLA-DQB allele and haplotype frequencies in Iranian patients with aggressive periodontitis.
Journal of periodontal research - 1 Aug 2013
Jazi M Mousavi, Solgi G, Roosta H Asl, Noshad S, Moslemi N, Sadrimanesh R, Moradi B, Amirzargar A A
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Genetic backgrounds play a key role in susceptibility to and protection against a spectrum of periodontal diseases. Like other infectious diseases, the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) have been found to be associated with periodontitis. This study aimed to investigate differences in allele and haplotype frequencies of HLA class II antigens in a sample of Iranian patients with aggressive...
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