Evidence for association between the HLA-DQA locus and abdominal aortic aneurysms in the Belgian population: a case control study

• Main Authors: Sakalihasan Natzi (Author), Shibamura Hidenori (Author), Lu Qing (Author), Parrado Antonio R (Author), Lancaster Wayne D (Author), Tromp Gerard (Author), Skunca Magdalena (Author), Goddard Katrina AB (Author), Gregoire Lucie (Author), Ogata Toru (Author), Limet Raymond (Author), MacKean Gerald L (Author), Arthur Claudette (Author), Sueda Taijiro (Author), Kuivaniemi Helena (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2006-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Chronic inflammation and autoimmunity likely contribute to the pathogenesis of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs). The aim of this study was to investigate the role of autoimmunity in the etiology of AAAs using a genetic association s...