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HLA-DRB and HLA-DQ genetic variability in patients with aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease.
American journal of rhinology & allergy - 1 Jan 2000
Esmaeilzadeh Hossein, Nabavi Mohammad, Amirzargar Ali Akbar, Aryan Zahra, Arshi Saba, Bemanian Mohammad Hassan, Fallahpour Morteza, Mortazavi Negar, Rezaei Nima
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II is involved in T-cell activation, cytokine secretion, and induction of immune responses. Cytokines, staphylococcus super antigens, and eosinophil activation are proposed to play important roles in aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD). OBJECTIVES: This study is aimed at investigating the association of HLA-DRB and DQ genetic variabilities in...
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