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HLA class I and II polymorphisms and trachomatous scarring in a Chlamydia trachomatis-endemic population.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Sept 1996
Conway D J, Holland M J, Campbell A E, Bailey R L, Krausa P, Peeling R W, Whittle H C, Mabey D C
Abstract excerpt
Immune responses to Chlamydia trachomatis contribute to protection from infection and to immunopathologic disease. To test whether subjects' HLA class I (A, B, and Cw) or class II (DRbeta1 and DQbeta1) types influence risk of trachomatous scarring from chronic infection with C trachomatis, 153 ca...
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