Clinical and prognostic implications of HLA B8 in corticosteroid-treated severe autoimmune chronic active hepatitis.

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To assess the clinical and prognostic implications of human leukocyte antigen B8 in corticosteroid-treated severe autoimmune chronic active hepatitis, 81 consecutive patients were tested for histocompatibility antigens on the A and B loci, treated with corticosteroids, and followed prospectively for 111 +/- 8 mo. The 47 patients with HLA-B8 were younger (38 +/- 2 yr vs. 48 +/- 2 yr; p less than 0.01), had higher...

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