Article
Analysis of genes within the HLA region affecting susceptibility to ulcerative colitis.
Human immunology - 1 Feb 1993
Sugimura K, Asakura H, Mizuki N, Inoue M, Hibi T, Yagita A, Tsuji K, Inoko H
Abstract excerpt
To clarify the molecular relationship between HLA loci and ulcerative colitis (UC) in Japanese patients, we performed HLA-DP genotyping by the PCR-RFLP method and studied tumor necrosis factor beta-chain genetic polymorphism by Southern hybridization, in addition to conventional serologic typing....
Topics
- Adult
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Colitis, Ulcerative
- Disease Susceptibility
- Female
- Genes, MHC Class I
- Genes, MHC Class II
- Genetic Linkage
- Genotype
- HLA Antigens
- Histocompatibility Testing
- Humans
