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Possible interaction between HLA and Ig light chain markers in susceptibility to uveitis.
Disease markers - 1 Jan 2000
Martinetti M, Tafi A, Dugoujon J M, Mazzacane D, Blanc M, Cuccia Belvedere M
Abstract excerpt
We detected and analysed the Gm and Km allotype markers of Ig in 57 patients affected by uveitis, an ocular inflammation with multifactorial etiology. The aim of the present study has been to investigate the possibility that different immunogenetic factors predispose to the various forms of the disease. We found a statistically significant alteration of Km(1) allele frequency (relative risk = 2.65). That seems to...
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