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HLA types were determined in 19 patients and 9 healthy members of 2 Danish families with hereditary angioneurotic edema. The study revealed no connections between hereditary angioneurotic edema and the HLA system.
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Eggert, J., Zachariae, H., Svejgaard, E. et al. Hereditary angioneurotic edema and HLA types in two Danish families. Arch Dermatol Res 273, 347–348 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00409265
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00409265