BACKGROUND Urine from kidney transplant recipient has proven to be a viable source for donor DNA. However, an optimized protocol would be required to determine mis-matched donor HLA specificities in view of the scarcity of DNA obtained in some cases. METHODS In this study, fresh early morning urine specimens were obtained from 155 kidney transplant recipients with known donor HLA phenotype. D...

The aetiology of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is largely unknown and may be heterogeneous, because there are several ethnic differences in the clinical characteristics of CTEPH. Female predominance and a higher ratio of chronic to acute pulmonary thromboembolism have been reported in Japan as compared with the USA. Because such ethnic differences may be controlled by ge...

Background & Objective: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is reported as one of the important bacterial causes of burn wound infections. This study was carried out to investigate molecular characterization of community-associated MRSA (CA-MRSA) isolated from Iranian burn patients. Methods: A total of 31 isolates of S. aureus<...

Background: Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) is highly polymorphic and it commonly used as a marker for core population genital aspects such human migration, predisposition to diseases in tissue transplantation compatibility. Methodology: For our study authors have taken up sample size of 86 meta- analysis high-resolution frequency data the HLA allele. North Indian patients from tertiary centre we...

using a standard microcytotoxicity (nih) technique of tissue typing, the hla-b27 antigen was identified in 30 out of 34 patients (hh.2%) with classical ankylosing spondylitis (as), compared to 6 out of 70 controls (h.6%) (p < 0.005). we also found this antigen in 8 out of 76 (10.5%) patients with non-as arthritis.

introduction systemic lupus erythematosus (sle) is a complex autoimmune and inflammatory disease. many studies show hla alleles can be associated with sle. the aim of this study was to determine the association of hla-drb1 alleles with juvenile- onset in iranian children. materials and methods at a case – control study, 31 children with systemic lupus erythematosus (case group) who referred to ...

OBJECTIVE To assess the effect of a prospective screening strategy for the early diagnosis of celiac disease (CD) in children with Down syndrome (DS). STUDY DESIGN Blood samples were taken from 155 children with DS. Buccal swabs were also taken from 9 of these children for determination of human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DQ2 or HLA-DQ8 positivity. Independently, immunoglobulin A anti-endomysium...

AIM To investigate the association of the HLA-C allele with psoriasis. Methods Twenty five type I psoriasis patients with 25 healthy controls participated in this study. PCR-SSP was preferred for HLA-C typing. The patients were questioned for age at onset and family history and examined for severity and area of involvement of the disease and presence of articular, nail and scalp involvement. PC...