Article
Distribution of MHC class II alleles in primary systemic vasculitis.
Kidney international - 1 Jan 1995
Zhang L, Jayne D R, Zhao M H, Lockwood C M, Oliveira D B
Abstract excerpt
Previous studies have shown a number of different associations between major histocompatibility complex (MHC) alleles and primary systemic vasculitis. Disease heterogeneity and the lack of specificity of certain MHC typing techniques may have contributed to the lack of consistency in those studies. We therefore studied a relatively homogeneous group of 94 patients with Wegener's granulomatosis, microscopic...
Topics
- Alleles
- Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic
- Autoantibodies
- DNA
- DNA Probes
- Gene Frequency
- Genes, MHC Class II
- Genotype
- Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis
- Histocompatibility Antigens Class II
- Humans