Open AccessAssociation of the HLA-DRB1*0701 allele with perinuclear anti-neutrophil cytoplasmatic antibodies in Mexican patients with severe ulcerative colitis
Author(s) -
Jesús K. Yamamoto-Furusho,
Luis Uscanga-Domı́nguez,
Alondra López-Martínez,
Julio Granados
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v12.i10.1617
Subject(s) - ulcerative colitis , medicine , hla drb1 , human leukocyte antigen , allele , gastroenterology , immunology , typing , inflammatory bowel disease , allele frequency , antigen , disease , biology , gene , biochemistry , genetics
To determine the association between the HLA-DRB1 alleles and perinuclear anti-neutrophil cytoplasmatic antibodies (p-ANCA) positive in Mexican patients with ulcerative colitis (UC).