MHC Class I Chain-Related Gene A Polymorphisms and Linkage Disequilibrium with HLA-B and HLA-C Alleles in Ocular Toxoplasmosis.

This study investigated whether polymorphisms of the MICA (major histocompatibility complex class I chain-related gene A) gene are associated with eye lesions due to Toxoplasma gondii infection in a group of immunocompetent patients from southeastern Brazil. The study enrolled 297 patients with sero...

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Main Authors: Christiane Maria Ayo, Ana Vitória da Silveira Camargo, Fábio Batista Frederico, Rubens Camargo Siqueira, Mariana Previato, Fernando Henrique Antunes Murata, Aparecida Perpétuo Silveira-Carvalho, Amanda Pires Barbosa, Cinara de Cássia Brandão de Mattos, Luiz Carlos de Mattos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4682939?pdf=render