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The functional MICA-129 polymorphism is associated with skin but not joint manifestations of psoriatic disease independently of HLA-B and HLA-C.
Tissue antigens - 1 Jul 2013
Pollock R A, Chandran V, Pellett F J, Thavaneswaran A, Eder L, Barrett J, Rahman P, Farewell V, Gladman D D
Abstract excerpt
A methionine/valine polymorphism at amino acid 129 of the major histocompatibility complex class I chain-related gene A (MICA-129) categorizes alleles into strong and weak binders of the natural killer (NK) and T-cell receptor NKG2D. We investigated whether MICA-129 is differentially associated with skin and joint manifestations of psoriatic disease (PsD) independently of human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-C and HLA-B...
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