title: MHC in systemic lupus erythematosus: a study on a Kuwaiti population.
abstract: HLA alleles were studied in Kuwaiti patients with Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Although significant association of B5, B8, and DR3 has been reported in the literature, the most common phenotype for our patients is A3, DR2 as susceptible alleles and DQ1 as a protective gene.
authors.affiliation: Immunogenetics Laboratory, Faculty of Allied Health, Kuwait UN, Kuwait.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fouad
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Johny
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kaaba
authors.forename: T O
authors.initials: TO
authors.lastname: Alkarmi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: al-Harbi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006680:HLA Antigens / Q000032:analysis* / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007730:Kuwait; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D008285:Major Histocompatibility Complex; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D006680:HLA Antigens