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| Title: | HLA and systemic lupus erythematosus in Chinese | Authors: | Chan, S.H. Feng, P.H. Srinivasan, N. Wee, G.B. Chan, H.C. |
Issue Date: | Dec-1981 | Citation: | Chan, S.H., Feng, P.H., Srinivasan, N., Wee, G.B., Chan, H.C. (1981-12). HLA and systemic lupus erythematosus in Chinese. Human Immunology 3 (4) : 345-350. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. | Abstract: | Seventy-five unrelated Chinese SLE patients were HLA typed and subdivided into mild and severe disease The HLA-B13 was associated with mild disease Fourteen of 30 (46.7%) mild disease patients had B13 compared to 63/330 (19.1%) normal subjects (p < 0 0005, corrected p < 0 013, RR = 3 7) The HLA-B17 on the other hand was observed in 29% of 45 severe disease patients compared to 13 9% of 330 normal subjects (p < 0 01, RR = 2.5). The frequency of HLA-B17 in 11 patients who died was even higher (45 5%). © 1981. | Source Title: | Human Immunology | URI: | http://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/133327 | ISSN: | 01988859 |
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