Association between HLA-DQB1 alleles and HAM/TSP patients in Khorasan Province

Objective(s): HTLVI-1 is the first human retrovirus with limited endemic regions in the world. The epidemiological studies have shown that the genetic background and immune response to the virus have a significant role in HTLV-I-associated diseases.  Among the genes are involved in HTLV-I infection,...

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Main Authors: Amir Reza Tafreshian, Mehdi Etemadi, Reza Farid-Hosseini, Mansoor Salhi, Jalil Tavakkol Afshari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2014-10-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://ijbms.mums.ac.ir/pdf_3456_db24c5d4a1ca88ab99a639b07c0f9ae2.html