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Contribution of HLA-B*51:01 and -A*26:01 to Behçet's disease and their clinical association in Thai patients.
International journal of rheumatic diseases - 1 Feb 2020
Louthrenoo Worawit, Kasitanon Nuntana, Pathanapitoon Kessara, Wangkaew Suparaporn, Kuwata Shoji, Nishi Ai, Kaburaki Toshikatsu, Tanaka Rie, Takeuchi Fujio
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AIMS: To investigate susceptible human leukocyte antigen (HLA) alleles and their associations with clinical features in Thai patients with Behçet's disease (BD). METHOD: Eighteen HLA-A and 36 HLA-B alleles were determined in 42 Thai BD patients and 99 healthy controls (HCs) by reverse line blot assay, and reconfirmed by MICRO SSP assay. RESULTS: The BD patients had significantly higher allele frequency (AF) of...
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