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HLA-DRB1 polymorphisms and alopecia areata disease risk: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Medicine - 1 Aug 2018
Ji Conghua, Liu Shan, Zhu Kan, Luo Hongbin, Li Qiushuang, Zhang Ying, Huang Sijia, Chen Qing, Cao Yi
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BACKGROUND: Published studies have reported conflicting and heterogeneous results regarding the association between human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DRB1 polymorphisms and alopecia areata (AA). This study aimed to review and quantitatively analyze the association between HLA-DRB1 polymorphisms and AA. METHODS: In this study, all relevant publications were searched through December 2016. Odds ratios (ORs) and...
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