Article
A meta-analysis of HLA-antigen prevalences in alcoholics and alcoholic liver disease.
Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire) - 1 Nov 1994
List S, Gluud C
Abstract excerpt
In the search for genetic factors influencing susceptibility to the development of alcoholism and alcoholic liver disease, 28 studies have been published analysing the distribution of human leucocyte antigens (HLA) in alcoholics compared to healthy controls. A number of HLA-phenotypes has been suspected of being associated with both alcoholism and alcoholic liver disease. In the present study a meta-analysis is...
Topics
- Alcoholism
- HLA Antigens
- Humans
- Liver Diseases, Alcoholic
- Phenotype
- Risk Factors