HLA profile in patients with AIDS and tuberculosis

Studies carried out in various populations have reported an association between some HLA specificities and susceptibility to tuberculosis. We investigated the class I and class II HLA profile in Brazilian patients of various ethnic backgrounds who had AIDS and tuberculosis. Twenty-two adult patients...

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Main Authors: José Fernando de Castro Figueiredo, Maria de Lourdes Veronese Rodrigues, Neifi Hassam Saloum Deghaide, Eduardo Antonio Donadi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
HLA
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702008000400004&lng=en&tlng=en