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MHC Class I Chain-Related Gene A Polymorphisms and Linkage Disequilibrium with HLA-B and HLA-C Alleles in Ocular Toxoplasmosis.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Ayo Christiane Maria, Camargo Ana Vitória da Silveira, Frederico Fábio Batista, Siqueira Rubens Camargo, Previato Mariana, Murata Fernando Henrique Antunes, Silveira-Carvalho Aparecida Perpétuo, Barbosa Amanda Pires, Brandão de Mattos Cinara de Cássia, de Mattos Luiz Carlos
Abstract excerpt
This study investigated whether polymorphisms of the MICA (major histocompatibility complex class I chain-related gene A) gene are associated with eye lesions due to Toxoplasma gondii infection in a group of immunocompetent patients from southeastern Brazil. The study enrolled 297 patients with serological diagnosis of toxoplasmosis. Participants were classified into two distinct groups after conducting...
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