Article
Association of HLA with Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome in Koreans.
American journal of ophthalmology - 1 Feb 2000
Kim M H, Seong M C, Kwak N H, Yoo J S, Huh W, Kim T G, Han H
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To study the distribution of human leukocyte antigen HLA-A/B antigens and HLA-DR/-DQ/-DP alleles and to investigate the immunogenetic background of Korean patients with Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) syndrome and clinical course with different types of HLA. METHODS: Human leukocyte antigen typings were performed in 18 Korean patients with VKH syndrome and in 128 healthy control subjects. HLA-A/B loci...
Topics
- Alleles
- Cytotoxicity Tests, Immunologic
- DNA
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- HLA-A Antigens
- HLA-B Antigens
- HLA-D Antigens
- Haplotypes
- Histocompatibility Testing
- Humans
- Korea
- Male
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Prospective Studies
- Uveomeningoencephalitic Syndrome
