Association of clinical manifestations with HLA-B alleles in Takayasu arteritis.

doi:10.1016/s0167-5273(98)00159-4

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Association of clinical manifestations with HLA-B alleles in Takayasu arteritis.

International journal of cardiology - 1 Oct 1998

Kitamura H, Kobayashi Y, Kimura A, Numano F

Abstract excerpt

HLA-DNA typing using PCR-SSOP and PCR-DCP methods was performed in 85 patients with Takayasu arteritis and 492 healthy controls who had been typed for HLA by serological method. Frequencies of HLA-B52 (B*5201) and B39 (B*3901 and B*3902) were significantly increased in the patients. Frequency of...

Topics

Alleles
DNA
DNA Primers
Female
Gene Frequency
HLA-B Antigens
HLA-B39 Antigen
HLA-B52 Antigen
HLA-DR Antigens
HLA-DRB1 Chains
Histocompatibility Testing
Humans
Male
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Takayasu Arteritis

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