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HLA Class II with Lupus Nephritis in Moroccan Patients.
Immunological investigations - 1 Jan 2017
Bhallil Ouahiba, Ibrahimi Aicha, Ouadghiri Sanae, Ouzeddoun Naima, Benseffaj Nadia, Bayahia Rabia, Essakalli Malika
Abstract excerpt
Lupus nephritis (LN) is a disease with a poor prognosis. The association between LN and the Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) genes has never been studied on a Moroccan population. The aim of this work was to evaluate the distribution of the HLA class II alleles in patients with LN and to determine susceptible and protective HLA alleles/haplotypes in LN. The association between these alleles, disease severity of LN,...
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