Article
HLA class II antigens associated with systemic lupus erythematosus in black South Africans.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases - 1 Aug 1995
Rudwaleit M, Tikly M, Gibson K, Pile K, Wordsworth P
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To assess the associations of HLA class II antigens with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in black South Africans. METHODS: HLA-DRB1 genotype frequencies assigned by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification and sequence specific oligonucleotide probes were compared between 49 bl...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Antibodies, Antinuclear
- Black People
- Disease Susceptibility
- Female
- Genotype
- HLA-DQ Antigens
- HLA-DQ beta-Chains
- HLA-DR Antigens
- HLA-DR2 Antigen
- HLA-DRB1 Chains
- Histocompatibility Antigens Class II
- Histocompatibility Testing
- Humans
- Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
- Male
- Middle Aged