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A race-controlled human leukocyte antigen frequency analysis in lupus nephritis. The South-Eastern Organ Procurement Foundation.
American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation - 1 Apr 1993
Freedman B I, Spray B J, Heise E R, Espeland M A, Canzanello V J
Abstract excerpt
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has higher incidence and mortality rates in addition to a greater risk for nephropathy in African Americans (blacks), compared with whites. We analyzed the South-Eastern Organ Procurement Foundation (SEOPF) database from 1982 through 1986 to determine if variation in human leukocyte antigen (HLA) frequencies, beyond those normally present between the races, were associated with...
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