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HLA class II allele associations in Korean patients with pemphigus.
Dermatology (Basel, Switzerland) - 1 Jan 1998
Lee C W, Yang H Y, Kim S C, Jung J H, Hwang J J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Studies at the population level have demonstrated associations between pemphigus (pemphigus vulgaris, PV, and pemphigus foliaceus, PF) and particular HLA haplotypes, which suggests that there may be a genetic predisposition for the disease. OBJECTIVE/METHODS: The aim of the present study was to examine the distribution/frequency pattern of HLA class II alleles (DRB1, DQA1 and DQB1) from a group of 30...
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