Association of primary biliary cirrhosis with the allele HLA-DPB1*0301 in a German population.

doi:10.1002/hep.1840210221

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Association of primary biliary cirrhosis with the allele HLA-DPB1*0301 in a German population.

Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Feb 1995

Mella J G, Roschmann E, Maier K P, Volk B A

Abstract excerpt

The major histocompatibility complex class II alleles at the HLA-DPB1 locus were investigated in 32 German Caucasoid patients with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) and compared with those from 47 normal control patients using molecular genotyping techniques. The second exon of the HLA-DPB1 gene wa...

Topics

Adult
Alleles
Base Sequence
Confidence Intervals
Female
Germany
HLA-DP Antigens
HLA-DP beta-Chains
Humans
Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary
Male
Middle Aged
Molecular Sequence Data
Risk
White People

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