Article
HLA class II associations with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome in children.
Tissue antigens - 1 May 1994
Konrad M, Mytilineos J, Bouissou F, Scherer S, Gulli M P, Meissner I, Cambon-Thomsen A, Opelz G, Schärer K
Abstract excerpt
The occasional familial occurrence of idiopathic nephrotic syndrome (NS) points to a genetic predisposition. Reports on associations with certain HLA class II antigens support this hypothesis. In order to define the immunogenetic background of NS more precisely, HLA class II allele frequencies in...
Topics
- Alleles
- Child
- DNA
- France
- Germany
- HLA-DQ Antigens
- HLA-DQ alpha-Chains
- HLA-DQ beta-Chains
- HLA-DR Antigens
- Histocompatibility Antigens Class II
- Humans
- Nephrotic Syndrome
- Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
- Recurrence