Article
Immunogenetic analysis of Takayasu arteritis in Indian patients.
International journal of cardiology - 1 Oct 1998
Mehra N K, Jaini R, Balamurugan A, Kanga U, Prabhakaran D, Jain S, Talwar K K, Sharma B K
Abstract excerpt
The distribution of HLA-A, B, C and DR antigens was determined in a cohort of 104 unrelated Indian patients with Takayasu arteritis (TA) belonging to the North Indian states of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi. The data was compared with healthy controls belonging to the same ethnic group...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Alleles
- DNA
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- HLA Antigens
- Histocompatibility Antigens Class I
- Histocompatibility Testing
- Humans
- Immunogenetics
- India
- Linkage Disequilibrium
- Male
- Membrane Proteins
- Middle Aged
- Polymorphism, Genetic
