Susceptibility to primary sclerosing cholangitis in Brazil is associated with HLA-DRB1*13 but not with tumour necrosis factor alpha -308 promoter polymorphism

Gut. 2002 Oct;51(4):609-10. doi: 10.1136/gut.51.4.609.

Authors

P L Bittencourt, S A Palacios, E L R Cançado, F J Carrilho, G Porta, J Kalil, A C Goldberg

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Brazil
Case-Control Studies
Child
Cholangitis, Sclerosing / genetics*
Female
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
HLA-DR Antigens / genetics*
HLA-DRB1 Chains
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Polymorphism, Genetic / genetics
Promoter Regions, Genetic / genetics
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / genetics*

Substances

HLA-DR Antigens
HLA-DRB1 Chains
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha