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SUBMITTER: Olson KM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6109624 | biostudies-other | 2019 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Olson Kristin M KM Tang Jianming J Brown LaDraka' L Press Christen G CG Geisler William M WM
Genes and immunity 20180226 1
Associations between human leukocyte antigen (HLA) variants and chlamydia-related outcomes have been inconsistent. We previously identified HLA-DQB1*06 as a risk marker for chlamydia reinfection in a cohort of predominately HIV-infected adolescents. As chlamydia reinfection can lead to reproductive complications, validation of this finding in HIV-seronegative women may help reveal the underlying biology. We performed HLA-DQB1 genotyping in HIV-seronegative, chlamydia-infected African American wo ...[more]