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Evaluation of HLA class I and HLA class II allele profile and its relationship with clinical features in patients with alopecia areata: a case-control study.
The Journal of dermatological treatment - 1 Jun 2022
Hayran Yıldız, Gunindi Korkut Melek, Öktem Ayşe, Şen Orhan, Gür Aksoy Güneş, Özmen Füsun
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Alopecia areata (AA) is an autoimmune disease where autoimmune dysregulations along with genetic susceptibility are hypothesized to play a role in pathogenesis. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study in to evaluate HLA-A, HLA-B, HLA-C, HLA-DQB1, and HLA-DRB1 profile and its relationship with clinical features in AA patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Ninety-eight patients with AA and 100 healthy controls were...
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