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Association study of MICA-TM and HLA-class I polymorphism with uveitis in South Tunisian population.
Pathologie-biologie - 1 Apr 2015
Loukil H, Kamoun A, Mahfoudh N, Frikha F, Snoussi M, Gaddour L, Hakim F, Bahloul Z, Makni H
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BACKGROUND: Uveitis refers to intraocular inflammation. The pattern of uveitis is largely influenced by a multitude of factors including genetic background. AIM: The purpose of our study was to identify the association between the polymorphism of the transmembrane region of MICA (MICA-TM) and uveitis in Tunisian patients with intraocular inflammation. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A total of 79 Tunisian patients and 123...
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