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| | alopecia areata - genetic research |
 | | Association between HLA-B12 in Finnish patients, HLA-B18 in Israelis, B13 and B27 in Russians has also been suggested (Kianto 1977, Hacham-Zadeh 1981, Averbakh 1986). |
 | | Genetic analysis studies in AA have primarily focused on the HLA-D genes (MHC class II encoding) as the most likely region for genes that regulate susceptibility, severity or resistance to disease (Duvic 1991). |
 | | Kianto U, Reunala T, Karvonen J, Lassus A, Tiilikainen A. HLA-B12 in alopecia areata. |
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