Major association of vitiligo with HLA-A*02:01 in Japanese

Pigment Cell Melanoma Res. 2015 May;28(3):360-2. doi: 10.1111/pcmr.12356. Epub 2015 Feb 17.

Authors

Ying Jin¹, Masahiro Hayashi, Pamela R Fain, Tamio Suzuki, Kazuyoshi Fukai, Naoki Oiso, Atsushi Tanemura, Cherie L Holcomb, Melinda Rastrou, Henry A Erlich, Richard A Spritz

Affiliation

¹ Human Medical Genetics and Genomics Program, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA.

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

Asian People / genetics*
Case-Control Studies
Genetic Predisposition to Disease*
HLA-A2 Antigen / genetics*
HLA-A2 Antigen / immunology
Haplotypes / genetics
Humans
Japan
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide / genetics
Vitiligo / genetics*

Substances

HLA-A*02:01 antigen
HLA-A2 Antigen

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