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The occurrence of HLA‐DR2 in clinically established narcolepsy
Author(s) -
Sachs Ch.,
Möller E.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
acta neurologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.967
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1600-0404
pISSN - 0001-6314
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1987.tb05475.x
Subject(s) - narcolepsy , human leukocyte antigen , medicine , pediatrics , psychiatry , immunology , neurology , antigen
Of 25 patients with a longstanding diagnosis of narcolepsy 23 were HLA‐DR2 positive. The 2 DR2 negative patients were misdiagnosed when retrospectively interviewed. HLA‐DR2 determination is a valuable tool for ascertaining the narcolepsy diagnosis in uncertain cases.