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Association between human leucocyte antigen subtypes and risk of end stage renal disease in Taiwanese: a retrospective study.
BMC nephrology - 30 Oct 2015
Dai Ciou-Sia, Chu Chen-Chung, Chen Shin-Fan, Sun Chiao-Yin, Lin Marie, Lee Chin-Chan
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BACKGROUND: End stage renal disease (ESRD) is prevalent in Taiwan. Human leukocyte antigens (HLA) have been found to be associated with the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases, allergies and inflammatory bowel diseases, and there are emerging evidences of correlations between HLA genotypes and renal diseases such as diabetic nephropathy, IgA nephropathy, and glomerulonephritis. The aim of this study is to...
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