Mucous membrane pemphigoid: HLA-DQB1*0301 is associated with all clinical sites of involvement and may be linked to antibasement membrane IgG production.
BACKGROUND: Class I human leucocyte antigens (HLA) -A, -B, -Cw and class II HLA-DRB1, -DQB1 alleles were determined in 131 British Caucasian patients with mucous membrane pemphigoid (MMP) using serological and DNA-based methods. OBJECTIVES: To analyse the class I and II alleles expressed in well-def...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2001
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