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HLA antigens in Japanese patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.
Scandinavian journal of rheumatology - 1 Jan 1994
Hashimoto H, Nishimura Y, Dong R P, Kimura A, Sasazuki T, Yamanaka K, Tokano Y, Murashima A, Kabasawa K, Hirose S
Abstract excerpt
To determine the association of HLA antigens with SLE and the clinical findings of the disease, HLA antigens were tested in 58 Japanese patients with SLE, who fulfilled the ARA diagnostic criteria, along with 97 normal controls. HLA class I and II antigens were typed serologically using the antisera provided by the 11th HLA Workshop. Among the HLA class II antigens, further DRB, DQ and DP alleles were defined by...
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