Article
Human leukocyte antigen A1-B8-DR3-DQ2-DPB1*0401 extended haplotype in autoimmune hepatitis.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Dec 1993
Manabe K, Donaldson P T, Underhill J A, Doherty D G, Mieli-Vergani G, McFarlane I G, Eddleston A L, Williams R
Abstract excerpt
Genetic susceptibility to autoimmune hepatitis is associated with the human leukocyte antigen haplotype A1-B8-DR3 and DR4. To date, only one study in Japan has considered the human leukocyte antigen DP locus in this disease, and no studies have been reported in whites. In this study we used a ser...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Age Factors
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Alleles
- Autoimmune Diseases
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- HLA Antigens
- HLA-A1 Antigen
- HLA-B8 Antigen
- HLA-DP Antigens
- HLA-DP beta-Chains
- HLA-DQ Antigens
