Article
The Role of HLA-DRB1 Alleles in Pulmonary Cystic Fibrosis.
Iranian journal of allergy, asthma, and immunology - 11 Apr 2022
Asef Alireza, Ghafaripour Hossein Ali, Jamaati Hamidreza, Varahram Mohammad, M Adcock Ian, Mortaz Esmaeil
Abstract excerpt
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common lethal autosomal recessive disease in white Caucasians. It affects many organs including the lung, pancreas, and liver. Whilst CF is a monogenic disease, several studies revealed a complex relationship between genotype and clinical phenotype of diseases. We examined the expression of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class II alleles among Iranian CF patients with...
Topics
- Alleles
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Female
- HLA-DRB1 Chains
- Humans
- Immunoglobulin E
- Iran
- Male
