Testing for the human leukocyte antigen HLA - B * 5801 allele before initiating allopurinol was found to be cost effective for black and Asian patients but not for white or Hispanic patients, according to results of a cost - effectiveness analysis published in Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism. (aphanet.org)
Evidence is mounting for a genetic basis for canine diabetes, and the association with the major histocompatibility complex alleles on the dog leukocyte antigen gene strongly suggests that the immune response has a role in pathogenesis. (academic.oup.com)
Testing for the human leukocyte antigen HLA - B * 5801 allele before initiating allopurinol was found to be cost effective for black and Asian patients but not for white or Hispanic patients... (aphanet.org)