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Immunogenetic Markers Definition in Latvian Patients with Lyme Borreliosis and Lyme Neuroborreliosis.
International journal of environmental research and public health - 1 Dec 2016
Kovalchuka Lilija, Cvetkova Svetlana, Trofimova Julija, Eglite Jelena, Gintere Sandra, Lucenko Irina, Oczko-Grzesik Barbara, Viksna Ludmila, Krumina Angelika
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to determine the human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DRB1 alleles in two groups of patients in Latvia: patients with Lyme borreliosis and patients with Lyme neuroborreliosis. The study included 216 patients with Lyme borreliosis, 29 patients with Lyme neuroborreliosis and 282 control persons. All surveyed persons were residents of Latvia. The HLA-DR genotyping was performed by polymerase chain...
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