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HLA class II DRB1 resistance and susceptible markers in hydatidosis Saudi patients in association to the clinical course and gender.
Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology - 1 Dec 2012
Hussein E M, Al-Mohammed H I, Al-Mulhim A S, Aboulmagd E
Abstract excerpt
Hydatidosis constitutes a major public health problem in kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The variability on susceptibility to hydatidosis has been related to the HLA system. So this study aimed to identifying the possible association between the class-II HLA-DRB1 alleles with the occurrence of hydatidosis and the clinical course in Saudi patients using Micro SSP HLA-DRB1 kits. Since HLA-disease associations might vary...
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