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HLA and Singaporean Chinese myasthenia gravis.
International archives of allergy and immunology - 1 Jan 1993
Chan S H, Tan C B, Lin Y N, Wee G B, Degli-Esposti M A, Dawkins R L
Abstract excerpt
Chinese Singaporean myasthenia gravis (MG) patients are associated with three HLA haplotypes: Cw1 B46 DRB1*0901 DQB1*0303 DQA1*03, DRB1*14 DRB3*0202 DQB1*0503 DQA1*0101 and DRB1*1202 DRB3*0301 DQB1*0301 DQA1*0601. The B46 haplotype was associated with the total group of MG patients but in particular with those with younger onset, low antiacetylcholine receptor (anti-AchR) titres, with only ocular lesions and with...
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