Article
Association of C4B deficiency (C4B*Q0) with erythema nodosum in leprosy.
Clinical and experimental immunology - 1 May 1993
de Messias I J, Santamaria J, Brenden M, Reis A, Mauff G
Abstract excerpt
A considerable number of studies have postulated significant associations between susceptibility to the different clinical manifestations of leprosy and the MHC. In this investigation, the association between the MHC class III complement proteins C2, BF, C4A and C4B and leprosy in a patient popul...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Alleles
- Complement C4b
- Complement Factor B
- Erythema Nodosum
- Gene Frequency
- Humans
- Leprosy
- Major Histocompatibility Complex
- Middle Aged