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Association of HLA-DRB1 Alleles with Ulcerative Colitis in the City of Kerman, South Eastern Iran.
Iranian journal of allergy, asthma, and immunology - 1 Jun 2015
Mohammadi Mojgan, Rastin Maryam, Rafatpanah Houshang, Abdoli Sereshki Haleh, Zahedi Mohammad Javad, Nikpoor Amin Reza, Baneshi Mohammad Reza, Hayatbakhsh Mohammad Mahdi
Abstract excerpt
The association of HLA class II genes with ulcerative colitis (UC) as an autoimmune disease has been investigated for several years. However, factors responsible for genetic predisposition of this disease have so far not been clearly understood. In this study, for the first time, we aimed to investigate the association between HLA-DRB1 types and UC in the population of Kerman, a city southeast Iran. HLA typing...
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