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HLA class I haplotypes and progression of primary open-angle glaucoma
Zenha,Fábio; Castadelli,Rosistele Maria Oliveira Bezerra; Deghaide,Neifi Hassam Saloum; Donadi,Eduardo Antonio; Rodrigues,Maria de Lourdes VeronesePURPOSE: To verify if patients with primary open-angle glaucoma with HLA class I haplotypes (A9-B12, A2-B40, A1-B8) associated with this disease may have a greater rate of progression than patients who do not present these haplotypes. METHODS: Anatomical and functional glaucoma evaluation (cup-to-disc ratio and visual field) of 25 patients (six of them with one of the haplotypes associated with glaucoma) follow...
HLA profile in patients with AIDS and tuberculosis
Figueiredo,José Fernando de Castro; Rodrigues,Maria de Lourdes Veronese; Deghaide,Neifi Hassam Saloum; Donadi,Eduardo AntonioStudies carried out in various populations have reported an association between some HLA specificities and susceptibility to tuberculosis. We investigated the class I and class II HLA profile in Brazilian patients of various ethnic backgrounds who had AIDS and tuberculosis. Twenty-two adult patients with AIDS and tuberculosis (Group I), 103 patients with AIDS without tuberculosis (Group II) and 423 healthy indi...