HLA-B*44 Is Associated with Dengue Severity Caused by DENV-3 in a Brazilian Population

HLA-B*44 Is Associated with Dengue Severity Caused by DENV-3 in a Brazilian Population

Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) alleles have been correlated with susceptibility or resistance to severe dengue; however, few immunogenetic studies have been performed in Latin American (LA) populations. We have conducted immunogenetic studies of HLA class I and II alleles in a cohort of 187 patients...

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Main Authors: Liciana Xavier Eurico de Alencar, Ulisses de Mendonça Braga-Neto, Eduardo José Moura do Nascimento, Marli Tenório Cordeiro, Ana Maria Silva, Carlos Alexandre Antunes de Brito, Maria da Paz Carvalho da Silva, Laura Helena Vega Gonzales Gil, Silvia Maria Lucena Montenegro, Ernesto Torres de Azevedo Marques
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Tropical Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/648475

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