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Contribution of HLA class II genes, DRB4*01:01, DRB1*07:01, and DQB1*03:03:2 to clinical features of Vitiligo disease in Iranian population.
Molecular biology reports - 1 Jan 2022
Ghaffarnia Roya, Saffarian Zahra, Shahbazi Majid, Zamani Mahdi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Vitiligo is a multifactorial depigmentation condition, which is due to skin melanocyte destruction. Increased expression of HLA class II genes in patients with pre-lesions of Vitiligo suggests a crucial role for the participation of immune response in Vitiligo development. Recent studies progressively focused on HLA-DRB1 and DQB1 genes. In this study, we have evaluated the association and role of...
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