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Comprehensive analysis of HLA genes in Takayasu arteritis in Japan.
International journal of cardiology - 1 Aug 1996
Kimura A, Kitamura H, Date Y, Numano F
Abstract excerpt
To identify an HLA-linked susceptibility gene to Takayasu's arteritis, comprehensive analysis of HLA genes was performed. By serologic HLA typing, positive associations of Takayasu's arteritis with HLA-B52 and B39 were observed. The DNA typing of HLA-B gene and class II genes (DRB1, DQA1, DPB1) showed positive associations of the disease with HLA-B52, B39.2, DRB1 * 1502 and DPB1 * 0901, confirming in part the...
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