Meta-Analysis Identifies Major Histocompatiblity Complex Loci in or Near HLA-DRB1, HLA-DQA1, HLA-C as Associated with Leprosy in Chinese Han Population

J Invest Dermatol. 2019 Apr;139(4):957-960. doi: 10.1016/j.jid.2018.09.029. Epub 2018 Oct 30.
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Publication types

  • Letter
  • Meta-Analysis
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alleles
  • China / epidemiology
  • DNA / genetics
  • Gene Frequency
  • HLA-C Antigens / genetics*
  • HLA-C Antigens / metabolism
  • HLA-DQ alpha-Chains / genetics*
  • HLA-DQ alpha-Chains / metabolism
  • HLA-DRB1 Chains / genetics*
  • HLA-DRB1 Chains / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Leprosy / epidemiology
  • Leprosy / genetics*
  • Leprosy / metabolism
  • Morbidity / trends
  • Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide*

Substances

  • HLA-C Antigens
  • HLA-DQ alpha-Chains
  • HLA-DQA1 antigen
  • HLA-DRB1 Chains
  • DNA