HLA and filariasis in Sri Lankans and Indians.
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1984-09-01
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Similar HLA association was found in patients with elephantiasis in Sri Lankans and Southern Indians. HLA-B15 was observed in 13/44 (30%) Sri Lankan patients with elephantiasis compared to 1/27 (4%) Sri Lankan controls (p = .0058; RR = 10.9) and in 5/8 (28%) Southern Indian elephantiasis compared to 10/101 (10%) Southern Indian controls (p = 0.04; RR = 3.5). In combining the data, the significance of the difference of the frequency of B15 between patients with elephantiasis and controls was even more marked (p = 0.00045; corrected p = 0.012; RR = 4.4).
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The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health.
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Chan SH, Dissanayake S, Mak JW, Ismail MM, Wee GB, Srinivasan N, Soo BH, Zaman V. HLA and filariasis in Sri Lankans and Indians. The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 1984 Sep; 15(3): 281-6