HLA study of 21 families with two or more members affected by febrile convulsions.

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HLA study of 21 families with two or more members affected by febrile convulsions.

Italian journal of neurological sciences - 1 Dec 1990

Lenti C, Gambini E, Illeni M T, Ghidoni A

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21 Italian families with at least two members who had had febrile convulsions (FC) were HLA-typed for class I antigens. A total of 49 subjects and 43 close relatives (parents or sibs) were examined. No single antigen or haplotype was statistically more frequent among pooled FC subjects. The study...

Topics

Female
Genetic Markers
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
HLA Antigens
Haplotypes
Humans
Italy
Male
Pedigree
Seizures, Febrile

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