High frequency of HLA-DQB1*0301 allele in patients with pure ocular cicatricial pemphigoid.

doi:10.1159/000246943

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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

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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...

Topics

Alleles
Autoimmune Diseases
Eye Diseases
HLA-DQ Antigens
HLA-DQ beta-Chains
Humans
Immunoblotting
Pemphigoid, Benign Mucous Membrane

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