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HLA-G 14 bp insertion/deletion polymorphism and its association with sHLA-G levels in Behçet's disease Tunisian patients.
Human immunology - 1 Jan 2016
Sakly K, Maatouk M, Hammami S, Harzallah O, Sakly W, Feki S, Mirshahi M, Ghedira I, Sakly N
Abstract excerpt
The purpose of this study was to investigate the HLA-G 3'UTR 14 bp polymorphism and sHLA-G levels in Tunisian patients with BD. The study included 119 patients with BD and 170 healthy blood donors (HD). HLA-G 14 bp polymorphism was genotyped by polymerase chain reaction. Serum levels of soluble HLA-G (sHLA-G) were measured using a commercial ELISA kit. A significant increased frequency of the -14 bp HLA-G allele...
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