HLA s - kashmala

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HLA-DR2 Antigen - Goodpasture syndrome, multiple sclerosis, and narcolepsy

HLA-DR3 Antigen - celiac disease, Grave's disease, dermatitis herpetiformis, early-age onset myasthenia gravis, systemic lupus erythematosus, juvenile diabetes, and opportunistic infections in AIDS

HLA-DR4 Antigen - rheumatoid arthritis and juvenile diabetes

HLA-DR5 Antigen - Kaposi sarcoma in AIDS & juvenile rheumatoid arthritis

HLA-DR7 Antigen - celiac disease and psoriasis vulgaris

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hey Kashmala!
just wanted to know about the source from where you got the above HLA's...as I have learnt some from Kaplan and there are a few differences.

HLA-DR2: Hay fever, Narcolepsy, Multiple Sclerosi
HLA-DR3: Goodpasture's syndrome, Celiac sprue, SLE, Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
HLA-DR4: Rheumatoid Arthritis, Pemphigus vulgaris, Type 1 DM
HLA-DR5: Juvenile RA, Pernicious Anemia
HLA-DR7: Steroid responsive nephrotic syndrome..

Has anybody else went through the similar readings..Please let me know

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kool list kashmala :-)

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i got this one from archives posted by zaraAn 83-year-old woman dies after having progressive memory loss, apraxia, and aphasia for 4 years. A photomicrograph of brain tissue (I hope you can remember from the test) obtained on autopsy is shown. Which of the following is the most likely cause of these findings?

A) Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

B) Dementia, Alzheimer's type

C) Hypothyroidism

D) Vascular dementia

E) Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin) deficiency

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