HLA class I genotypes in Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy.

Abstract excerpt

There is evidence that mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) encoded peptides can restrict the immune response in rodents and that these peptides are presented by classical and 'neoclassical' class I major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules. We investigated the frequency of HLA-A and two HLA-B genotypes in index cases of 77 families with Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON), on the basis that there may be an...

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