Association of HLA CLASS II alleles (DRB1 and DQB1) with clinical features and hematological parameters in sickle cell anemia

Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is an inherited disease, often, but not exclusively, in individuals of African origin. In the black Brazilian population there is a prevalence from 0.1 to 0.3% tending to affect an ever larger portions due to miscegenation. Specific alleles of the HLA system and may influenc...

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Main Author: MauriclÃcio Franco Ponte
Other Authors: RomÃlia Pinheiro GonÃalves Lemes
Format: Others
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade Federal do Cearà 2014
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Online Access:http://www.teses.ufc.br/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=16555