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[HLA-DR2 alleles and uveitis in leprosy].
Nihon Rai Gakkai zasshi - 1 Jul 1995
Joko S, Numaga J, Fujino Y, Masuda K, Hirata R, Maeda H
Abstract excerpt
In order to investigate the role of immunogenetic factors in the pathogenesis of uveitis in leprosy, HLA antigens were analyzed between the leprotics with and without uveitis. Sixty-five Japanese leprosy patients comprised 32 with uveitis and 33 without uveitis. Controls consisted of 138 healthy subjects. A lymphocyte cytotoxicity test was used for typing HLA-A, -B, -C, -DR and -DQ antigens. HLA-DR2 genotyping...
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