HLA-DQB1 and HLA-DPB1 genotypes in familial sarcoidosis.

doi:10.1016/s0954-6111(98)90512-1

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HLA-DQB1 and HLA-DPB1 genotypes in familial sarcoidosis.

Respiratory medicine - 1 Apr 1998

Schürmann M, Bein G, Kirsten D, Schlaak M, Müller-Quernheim J, Schwinger E

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Numerous reports on the familial occurrence of sarcoidosis, on regionally different prevalences and on its associations with genetic polymorphisms point to the existence of predisposing genes. We have started to establish a collection of DNA from families with two or more sarcoidosis patients for...

Topics

Family
Female
Genotype
HLA-DP Antigens
HLA-DP beta-Chains
HLA-DQ Antigens
HLA-DQ beta-Chains
Humans
Male
Sarcoidosis

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