HLA-Cw*1602: a new susceptibility marker of Behçet's disease in southern Spain.

doi:10.1111/j.1399-0039.1998.tb02955.x

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HLA-Cw*1602: a new susceptibility marker of Behçet's disease in southern Spain.

Tissue antigens - 1 Jan 1998

Sanz L, González-Escribano F, de Pablo R, Núñez-Roldán A, Kreisler M, Vilches C

Abstract excerpt

Genotyping of the HLA-C locus by PCR-SSP in Behçet's disease patients from southern Spain reveals a statistically significant association with Cw*1602 (OR 20.15, corrected p < 0.05). This is an uncommon allele absent from the healthy control group, which seems to confer higher relative risk than...

Topics

Alleles
Antigens, Neoplasm
Behcet Syndrome
Biomarkers
Disease Susceptibility
Gene Frequency
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Humans
Linkage Disequilibrium
Melanoma-Specific Antigens
Neoplasm Proteins
Spain

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