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MHC IN SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS: A STUDY ON A KUWAITI POPULATION
Author(s) -
Fouad F.,
Johny. K.,
Kaaba S.,
Alkarmi T. O.,
SHARMA P.,
AlHarbi S.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
international journal of immunogenetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.41
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1744-313X
pISSN - 1744-3121
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-313x.1994.tb00171.x
Subject(s) - biology , immunology , population , systemic lupus erythematosus , disease , medicine , environmental health
SUMMARY HLA alleles were studied in Kuwaiti patients with Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Although significant association of B5, B8 , and DR3 has been reported in the literature, the most common phenotype for our patients is A3, DR2 as susceptible alleles and DQ1 as a protective gene.