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

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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, however, is not conclusive regarding a relationship between FC and HLA region because of the possible genetic...

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