Human leucocyte antigen class II association in idiopathic bronchiectasis, a disease of chronic lung infection, implicates a role for adaptive immunity.

Boyton, R J; Smith, J; Jones, M; Reynolds, C; Ozerovitch, L; Chaudhry, A; Wilson, R; Rose, M; Altmann, D M

Boyton, R J; Smith, J; Jones, M; Reynolds, C; Ozerovitch, L; Chaudhry, A; Wilson, R; Rose, M; Altmann, D M.

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Boyton RJ; Lung Immunology Group, NHLI, Sir Alexander Fleming Building, South Kensington Campus, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College, London, UK. r.boyton@imperial.ac.uk

Clin Exp Immunol ; 152(1): 95-101, 2008 Apr.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18241227

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Bronchiectasis/genetics; Histocompatibility Antigens Class II/genetics; Respiratory Tract Infections/complications; Adult; Bronchiectasis/diagnosis; Bronchiectasis/immunology; Bronchiectasis/microbiology; Case-Control Studies; Chronic Disease; Female; Gene Frequency; Genetic Predisposition to Disease; HLA-A Antigens/genetics; HLA-B Antigens/genetics; HLA-DQ Antigens/genetics; HLA-DR1 Antigen/genetics; Humans; Male; Middle Aged

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Respiratory Tract Infections / Bronchiectasis / Histocompatibility Antigens Class II Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: Clin Exp Immunol Year: 2008 Type: Article Affiliation country: United kingdom

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