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No association of the HLA-DQ alleles with myasthenia gravis in Cuban patients.
Human immunology - 1 Aug 2013
Sylvia Torres, Samuel Morales, Luis Gonzáles, Zuzet Martínez
Abstract excerpt
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a neuromuscular disorder characterized by fatigability and weakness of striated muscles. Its association with HLA molecules is well known and varies depending on age, sex and the ethnicity of the patients. A case-control study was performed in 61 Cuban patients and 81 controls using polymerase chain reaction and sequence-specific primers of the HLA-DQA1/B1 alleles. The distribution of...
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