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High frequency of HLA-DQB1*0301 allele in patients with pure ocular cicatricial pemphigoid.
Dermatology (Basel, Switzerland) - 1 Jan 1994
Chan L S, Wang T, Wang X S, Hammerberg C, Cooper K D
Abstract excerpt
Two factors, is classification and its immunogenetics, may have contributed to an incomplete understanding of the pathogenic mechanism in the disease group commonly termed 'cicatricial pemphigoid'. We have previously demonstrated that pure ocular cicatricial pemphigoid (OCP) is a unique clinical and immunopathological entity. In an effort to better define the immunogenetic characteristics for patients with pure...
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