HLA-DR in Brazilian Patients with Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN) and Microscopic Polyangiitis (MPA)

The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency and clinical associations of HLA-DR alleles in Brazilian Caucasian patients with polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) or microscopic polyangiitis (MPA). We evaluated 29 Caucasian patients with vasculitis classified as PAN or MPA according to the American Col...

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Main Authors: Alzírton de Lira Freire, Roseneide Aparecida Conde, Manoel Barros Bertolo, Lílian Teresa Lavras Costallat, Maurício Levy-Neto, Sandra Regina Muchinechi Fernandes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2009-01-01
Series:Disease Markers
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/DMA-2009-0616