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Do HLA Antigens Play a Role in Intermediate Uveitis?
Author(s) -
ArockerMettinger E.,
Mayr W.R.,
HuberSpitzy V.,
SteurerGeorgiew L.,
Grabner G.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
vox sanguinis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.68
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1423-0410
pISSN - 0042-9007
DOI - 10.1111/j.1423-0410.1992.tb01237.x
Subject(s) - human leukocyte antigen , antigen , immunology , uveitis , medicine , disease , population , environmental health
A total of 52 nonrelated Caucasian patients (21 male, 31 female, age at onset of the disease: 7–74 years, average: 31.6 years) suffering from intermediate uveitis were tissue typed for 56 different HLA‐A, ‐B, ‐C and ‐DR‐antigens. No significant association between any specific HLA‐antigen and the disease, both when comparing the total patient group with a large, healthy control population, or any of the different subgroups (male vs. female, early vs. late onset, mild vs. severe course) could be demonstrated.