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HLA-DRB1 and HLA-DQB1 genes in susceptibility and resistance to cicatricial pemphigoid in French Caucasians.
European journal of dermatology : EJD - 1 Jan 2000
Drouet M, Delpuget-Bertin N, Vaillant L, Chauchaix S, Boulanger M D, Bonnetblanc J M, Bernard P
Abstract excerpt
Cicatricial pemphigoid (CP) is a chronic, autoimmune, subepithelial blistering disease, characterized by the presence of antibasement membrane antibodies (BMZ) against anchoring filaments components. An association between the HLA-DQB1*0301 allele and ocular cicatricial pemphigoid has been previously reported in North American Caucasians. In this study, we compared high resolution typing HLA-DRB1 and -DQB1...
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