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MHC in systemic lupus erythematosus: a study on a Kuwaiti population.
European journal of immunogenetics : official journal of the British Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics - 1 Feb 1994
Fouad F, Johny K, Kaaba S, Alkarmi T O, Sharma P, al-Harbi S
Abstract excerpt
HLA alleles were studied in Kuwaiti patients with Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Although significant association of B5, B8, and DR3 has been reported in the literature, the most common phenotype for our patients is A3, DR2 as susceptible alleles and DQ1 as a protective gene.
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