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Association of human leukocyte antigen with postherpetic neuralgia in Koreans.
APMIS : acta pathologica, microbiologica, et immunologica Scandinavica - 1 Oct 2016
Chung Hye Yoon, Song Eun Young, Yoon Jung Ah, Suh Dae Hun, Lee Sang Chul, Kim Yong Chul, Park Myoung Hee
Abstract excerpt
Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN), the most frequent complication of varicella-zoster virus reactivation, is characterized by pain that persists for more than 3 months, often for years after healing of zoster rash. A few studies revealing the association of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) with PHN have been reported, but only in the Japanese. The aim of this study was to investigate the primary HLA locus associated with...
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