Analysis of HLA association in susceptibility to infection with Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii in a Papua New Guinean population.

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Analysis of HLA association in susceptibility to infection with Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii in a Papua New Guinean population.

Medical mycology - 1 Jun 1998

Van Dam M G, Seaton R A, Hamilton A J

Abstract excerpt

The possible association between susceptibility to infection with Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii and HLA phenotype was examined in a group of Papua New Guinean patients. There was no evidence for a statistically significant association between susceptibility to infection and HLA class I and...

Topics

Cryptococcosis
Cryptococcus neoformans
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
HLA-D Antigens
Histocompatibility Antigens Class I
Humans
Major Histocompatibility Complex
Papua New Guinea
Phenotype

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