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Association of HLA-DR/DQ alleles and haplotypes with nephrotic syndrome.
Nephrology (Carlton, Vic.) - 1 Sept 2016
Ramanathan Aravind Selvin Kumar, Senguttuvan Prabha, Chinniah Rathika, Vijayan Murali, Thirunavukkarasu Manikandan, Raju Kamaraj, Mani Dhivakar, Ravi Padma Malini, Rajendran Padmaraj, Krishnan Jeyaram Illiayaraja, Karuppiah Balakrishnan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Nephrotic syndrome (NS) is a debilitating renal problem in children resulting from an interaction between environmental and genetic factors including human leukocyte antigen genes (HLA). The aim of this work was to study the probable link between HLA alleles/haplotypes and NS in south India. METHODS: HLA DRB1*/DQB1* alleles were genotyped in 183 NS (76 steroid sensitive-SSNS; 107 steroid...
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