Article
Multiple basal cell carcinomas: no association with HLA-DRB, HLA-DQA1 or HLA-DQB1 in Swedish patients.
The British journal of dermatology - 1 May 1996
Emtestam L, Wallberg P, Aldener A, Olerup O
Abstract excerpt
Many diseases with autoimmune features are associated with alleles of the human leucocyte antigen (HLA). However, few if any malignant disorders have reproducibly been shown to be HLA-associated. In three independent studies, using serological tissue typing techniques, an increase of the HLA clas...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Alleles
- Carcinoma, Basal Cell
- Female
- HLA-DQ Antigens
- HLA-DQ alpha-Chains
- HLA-DQ beta-Chains
- HLA-DR Antigens
- HLA-DRB1 Chains
- Haplotypes
- Histocompatibility Testing
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Skin Neoplasms
