Article
Sclerosis multiplex in gypsies.
Acta neurologica Scandinavica - 1 Sept 1991
Kálmán B, Takács K, Gyódi E, Kramer J, Füst G, Tauszik T, Guseo A, Kuntár L, Komoly S, Nagy C
Abstract excerpt
MS rarely occurs in gypsies in Hungary despite the high DR2 frequency. When it does occur, it has special features more resembling that of Asians than Central Europeans. In order to find correlation between the clinical observations and the immunogenetical data, the distribution of DQw1 subtypes was investigated by means of Eco RV - DQ beta RFLP in DR2 positive healthy gypsies and Hungarians, as well asin...
Topics
- Alleles
- Complement C4a
- Complement C4b
- Female
- HLA-B Antigens
- HLA-B7 Antigen
- HLA-DQ Antigens
- HLA-DR2 Antigen
- Humans
- Hungary
- Male
- Middle Aged