The role of the major histocompatibility complex in autoimmunity.

doi:10.1006/clin.1993.1084

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The role of the major histocompatibility complex in autoimmunity.

Clinical immunology and immunopathology - 1 Jun 1993

Nepom B S

Abstract excerpt

In the case of many autoimmune diseases, HLA genes are the genes most closely associated with disease susceptibility. Recent major advances in the ability to determine particular HLA genotypes in individuals now allow us to identify the precise alleles most closely associated with disease. Rheuma...

Topics

Alleles
Amino Acid Sequence
Autoimmunity
HLA-DR Antigens
Humans
Major Histocompatibility Complex
Molecular Sequence Data

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