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Association of HLA class I antigens with diffuse panbronchiolitis in Korean patients.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine - 1 Feb 1999
Park M H, Kim Y W, Yoon H I, Yoo C G, Han S K, Shim Y S, Kim W D
Abstract excerpt
Diffuse panbronchiolitis (DPB) is a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease of unknown etiology. Observations of significantly increased frequency of human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-B54 in Japanese patients and occurrence of familial cases suggest possible genetic predisposition to the disease susceptibility. To evaluate the possible association of HLA with the disease in Koreans, we have analyzed 30 patients for HLA...
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