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HLA class I and II alleles and susceptibility to generalized pustular psoriasis: significant associations with HLA-Cw1 and HLA-DQB1*0303.
The Journal of dermatology - 1 Sept 1998
Ozawa A, Miyahara M, Sugai J, Iizuka M, Kawakubo Y, Matsuo I, Ohkido M, Naruse T, Ando H, Inoko H, Kobayashi H, Ohkawara A, Takahashi H, Iizuka H, Morita E, Yamamoto S, Hide M, Taniguchi Y, Shimizu M
Abstract excerpt
HLA alleles in generalized pustular psoriasis (GPP) were investigated to clarify the etiology and/or pathogenesis of this disease. Not only serological typing of HLA class I and II antigens but also genotyping of HLA class II alleles were carried out in twenty-six unrelated Japanese patients with GPP. These patients were classified according to their history of psoriasis vulgaris (PV). Serological typing revealed...
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