alleles may influence susceptibility to adult dermatomyositis and polymyositis in a Han Chinese population

HLA class II alleles may influence susceptibility to adult dermatomyositis and polymyositis in a Han Chinese population Xiang Gao, Lei Han, Lan Yuan, Yongchen Yang, Guimei Gou, Hengjuan Sun, Ling Lu, and Liming Bao The First Department of Health Care, Weifang People’s Hospital, Shandong, China Departments of Rheumatology and Occupational Medicine, Huashan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China Center for Clinical Molecular Medicine; Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders; Key Laboratory of Pediatrics in Chongqing; Chongqing International Science and Technology Cooperation Center for Child Development and Disorders; Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China Shanghai Children's Hospital, Shanghai Children's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China Department of Pathology, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, USA.