Letter to the Editor
HLA-B*44 May Be a Marker for Orofacial Granulomatosis
Riitta Paakkanen,
Riitta Paakkanen
Transplantation Laboratory, Haartman Institute, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital
Search for more papers by this author Anu Haaramo,
Anu Haaramo
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki
Search for more papers by this author Kaija-Leena Kolho,
Kaija-Leena Kolho
Children's Hospital, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki
Search for more papers by this author Tarja Ruuska,
Tarja Ruuska
Department of Pediatrics, Tampere University Hospital, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
Search for more papers by this author Marja-Liisa Lokki,
Marja-Liisa Lokki
Transplantation Laboratory, Haartman Institute, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital
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Riitta Paakkanen,
Riitta Paakkanen
Transplantation Laboratory, Haartman Institute, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital
Search for more papers by this author Anu Haaramo,
Anu Haaramo
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki
Search for more papers by this author Kaija-Leena Kolho,
Kaija-Leena Kolho
Children's Hospital, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki
Search for more papers by this author Tarja Ruuska,
Tarja Ruuska
Department of Pediatrics, Tampere University Hospital, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
Search for more papers by this author Marja-Liisa Lokki,
Marja-Liisa Lokki
Transplantation Laboratory, Haartman Institute, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital
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First published: 01 November 2016
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