Article
Association of human leukocyte antigen class II allele and haplotypes in chikungunya viral infection in a western Indian population.
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - 1 May 2014
Thanapati Subrat, Hande Aparna, Das Rumki, Gurav Yogesh, Tripathy Anuradha S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Genes coding for human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class II molecules are polymorphic and have been shown to influence susceptibility to viral diseases. METHODS: One hundred patients with acute chikungunya with and without viral load and 250 chikungunya negative controls from western India were studied for the distribution of HLA class II alleles by PCR with sequence-specific primer (SSP) method. RESULTS:...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
