Distribution of HLA-DRB1/DQB1 alleles and DRB1-DQB1 haplotypes among Tunisian patients with autoimmune hepatitis

Distribution of HLA-DRB1/DQB1 alleles and DRB1-DQB1 haplotypes among Tunisian patients with autoimmune hepatitis

Background: Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by necrotic inflammation leading to hepatocyte destruction. The association of human leukocyte antigens (HLA) with AIH development and onset is not fully elucidated especially in the Tunisian population. Objective...

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Main Authors: Marwa Chaouali, Radhia Kochkar, Amira Messadi, Aymen Tezeghdenti, Mouna Ben Azaiez, Hatem Ben Abdallah, Basma Yacoubi-Oueslati, Ezzeddine Ghazouani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-10-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Medical Human Genetics
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110863017300216

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