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We tested the association of birdshot retinochoroidopathy and the HLA-A29 antigen. We could confirm a high association, as found by Nussenblatt et al. in 1982.
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Baarsma, G.S., Kijlstra, A., Oosterhuis, J.A. et al. Association of birdshot retinochoroidopathy and HLA-A29 antigen. Doc Ophthalmol 61, 267–269 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00142352
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