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Association of HLA class I and class II alleles with bullous pemphigoid in Chinese Hans.
Journal of dermatological science - 1 Mar 2018
Fang Hui, Shen Shengxian, Zheng Xiaodong, Dang Erle, Zhang Jieyu, Shao Shuai, Qiao Pei, Li Qiuju, Wang Hua, Li Caixia, Sun Liangdan, Wang Gang
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is one of the most common autoimmune skin diseases. Associations of genes, especially human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DQ alleles, with BP indicate that genetic predisposition contributes to the disease. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the association of HLA class I and HLA class II alleles with susceptibility to BP in the northern Chinese Han population. METHODS: We performed genotype...
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