HLA and Chinese IgA nephropathy in Taiwan.
No HLA-A, B, C, DR, DQ association was found in 80 Chinese IgA nephropathy patients. In addition, no prognostic genetic marker was discovered. The subgroup of those with gross hematuria was immunogenetically distinct from the subgroup of those without gross hematuria.
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Division of Nephrology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D005819:Genetic Markers; D005922:Glomerulonephritis, IGA / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D006680:HLA Antigens / Q000235:genetics*; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens / Q000235:genetics; D015804:HLA-DR4 Antigen; D015805:HLA-DR5 Antigen; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013624:Taiwan
D005819:Genetic Markers; D006680:HLA Antigens; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens; D015804:HLA-DR4 Antigen; D015805:HLA-DR5 Antigen