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HLA-DR6 (possibly DRB1*1301) is associated with susceptibility to Takayasu arteritis in Mexicans.
Heart and vessels - 1 Jan 1996
Girona E, Yamamoto-Furusho J K, Cutiño T, Reyes P, Vargas-Alarcón G, Granados J, Alarcón-Segovia D
Abstract excerpt
Takayasu arteritis is characterized by a "pulseless" condition and occurs frequently in young females from Asian and South American countries. This disease has been found to be linked with major histocompatibility complex (MHC) antigens in Japanese individuals. In the present study we compared gene frequencies of class I, class II, and class III MHC genotypes in patients with Takayasu arteritis and ethnically...
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