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HLA-DRB1 alleles of susceptibility and protection in Iranians with autoimmune hepatitis.
Human immunology - 1 Apr 2016
Baharlou Rasoul, Faghihi-Kashani Amirhossein, Faraji Fatemeh, Najafi-Samei Masoumeh, Setareh Masoumeh, Zamani Farhad, Tajik Nader
Abstract excerpt
Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is an uncommon autoimmune liver disease of unknown etiology. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of HLA-DRB1 alleles in Iranian patients with AIH and investigate the association between HLA alleles and the different types of the disease. Fifty-four AIH patients and 100 age- and sex-matched healthy controls were subjected to low resolution HLA-DRB typing performed by...
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