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HLA antigen and ventilatory drive in Thais with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
N Maranetra1, D Chandanayingyong, S Bovornkitti
1Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology
|December 1, 1990
Abstract:
Studies of HLA antigens in 15 Thai patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease revealed a significant increase in HLA-Bw 60 frequency in the group with low ventilatory drive to carbondioxide using unstimulated airway pressure. The finding suggests an immunogenetic role of HLA-Bw 60 on the control of ventilation in COPD.