HLA class I typing in Egyptian childhood minimal change nephrotic syndrome.

Conclusions: We concluded that associations of HLA class I with childhood MCNS in Egypt have both similarities and dissimilarities to those in other populations. HLA-B27, which has not been reported before, has the strongest association. However, similar to studies from other populations, HLA-A11, HLA-B13 and HLA-B12 loci were also associated with MCNS.
PMID: 18949728 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Journal of Nephrology)