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MHC class II alleles and haplotypes in patients with pemphigus vulgaris from India.
Tissue antigens - 1 Dec 1996
Delgado J C, Yunis D E, Bozón M V, Salazar M, Deulofeut R, Turbay D, Mehra N K, Pasricha J S, Raval R S, Patel H, Shah B K, Bhol K, Alper C A, Ahmed A R, Yunis E J
Abstract excerpt
Pemphigus vulgaris (PV) is a blistering disease of the skin and mucous membranes characterized by an autoantibody response against a keratinocyte adhesion molecule, desmoglein 3, causing acantholysis and blister formation. We compared high resolution MHC class II alleles and haplotype frequencies (HLA-DRB, DQA1 and DQB1) in 37 patients with PV to 89 haplotypes of normal relatives from New Delhi and Ahmedabad. We...
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