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HLA-C*07:01 and HLA-DQB1*02:01 protect against white matter hyperintensities and deterioration of cognitive function: A population-based cohort study.
Brain, behavior, and immunity - 1 Jan 2024
Gao Yaqing, Su Binbin, Luo Yanan, Tian Yaohua, Hong Shenda, Gao Song, Xie Junqing, Zheng Xiaoying
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BACKGROUND: Neuroinflammation and aberrant immune regulation are increasingly implicated in the pathophysiology of white matter hyperintensities (WMH), an imaging marker of cerebrovascular pathologies and predictor of cognitive impairment. The role of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) genes, critical in immunoregulation and associated with susceptibility to neurodegenerative diseases, in WMH pathophysiology remains...
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