Article
Identical HLA class II alleles predispose to drug-triggered and idiopathic pemphigus vulgaris.
Acta dermato-venereologica - 1 Jan 1995
Matzner Y, Erlich H A, Brautbar C, Sanilevitch A, Landau M, Brenner S, Friedmann A
Abstract excerpt
In pemphigus vulgaris, a dermatological autoimmune disease, specific human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class II alleles, DR4 (DRB1*0402) and DRw14 (DRB1*1401, in linkage disequilibrium with DQB1*0503), are thought to be susceptibility genes involved in the onset of the disease. We studied the HLA cla...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Alleles
- Autoimmune Diseases
- Disease Susceptibility
- Female
- Genetic Linkage
- HLA Antigens
- HLA-DP Antigens
- HLA-DP beta-Chains
- HLA-DQ Antigens
- HLA-DQ alpha-Chains
- HLA-DQ beta-Chains
- HLA-DR Antigens
- HLA-DR Serological Subtypes
- HLA-DR4 Antigen
- HLA-DRB1 Chains
