The relationship between the human leukocyte antigen system and Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in the Turkish population | Zendy

Esragül Akıncı | Zendy; Hürrem Bodur | Zendy; Uğur Muşabak | Zendy; Rahşan Ilıkçı Saǧkan | Zendy

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The relationship between the human leukocyte antigen system and Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in the Turkish population

Author(s) -

Esragül Akıncı,

Hürrem Bodur,

Uğur Muşabak,

Rahşan Ilıkçı Saǧkan

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

international journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278

H-Index - 89

eISSN - 1878-3511

pISSN - 1201-9712

DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2013.06.005

Subject(s) - crimean–congo hemorrhagic fever , human leukocyte antigen , immunology , medicine , turkish population , allele , relative risk , disease , confidence interval , allele frequency , population , antigen , gene , genotype , biology , genetics , environmental health

The human leukocyte antigen (HLA) molecules have been shown to be important genetic factors in several diseases. In this study we aimed to evaluate the possible role of HLA genes in the course of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) infection.

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