Association of an MHC class II haplotype with increased risk of polymyositis in Hungarian Vizsla dogs.

Association of an MHC class II haplotype with increased risk of polymyositis in Hungarian Vizsla dogs.

A breed-specific polymyositis is frequently observed in the Hungarian Vizsla. Beneficial clinical response to immunosuppressive therapies has been demonstrated which points to an immune-mediated aetiology. Canine inflammatory myopathies share clinical and histological similarities with the human imm...

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Main Authors: Jonathan Massey, Simon Rothwell, Clare Rusbridge, Anna Tauro, Diane Addicott, Hector Chinoy, Robert G Cooper, William E R Ollier, Lorna J Kennedy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3572995?pdf=render

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