Article
Occurrence rates of HLA-DRB1, HLA-DQB1, and HLA-DPB1 alleles in patients suffering from vitiligo.
European journal of dermatology : EJD - 1 Jan 2000
Buc M, Fazekasová H, Cechová E, Hegyi E, Kolibásová K, Ferencík S
Abstract excerpt
By investigating a group of 39 unrelated adults suffering from vitiligo it was found that alleles HLA-DRB1*0701, -DQB1*0201, and -DPB1*1601 differed in their frequencies in comparison to those observed in the healthy population. The allele HLA-DRB1*0701 was found in 26.5% of patients compared to...
Topics
- Adult
- Alleles
- Chi-Square Distribution
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Markers
- HLA-DP Antigens
- HLA-DP beta-Chains
- HLA-DQ Antigens
- HLA-DQ beta-Chains
- HLA-DR Antigens
- HLA-DRB1 Chains
- Humans
- Male
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Reference Values
- Sensitivity and Specificity
- Slovakia
