Abstract |
Eighty-three south Indian patients with psoriasis vulgaris were studied for HLA antigen frequencies and compared with 77 controls studied simultaneously. HLA Bw57, a split of B17 was found elevated in the patients. The two sexes differed in their age-at-onset curves: females had a preponderance to early onset of the disease, while the males had late onset. Among these patients, major group 3, a Western Brachycephal Armenoid group, revealed the highest risk for B17 & Bw57 but not major group 2, a Mediterranean one.
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Authors | R M Pitchappan, A Koteeswaran, V N Kakkaniah, M Manickasundari, V Rajaram, P Muthuveeralakshmi, V Mahendran, V Brahmajothibai |
Journal | Tissue antigens
(Tissue Antigens)
Vol. 34
Issue 2
Pg. 133-7
(Aug 1989)
ISSN: 0001-2815 [Print] England |
PMID | 2609323
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- HLA-B Antigens
- HLA-B57 antigen
- HLA-DR7 Antigen
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Topics |
- Adult
- Female
- HLA-B Antigens
(analysis)
- HLA-DR7 Antigen
(analysis)
- Humans
- India
- Male
- Phenotype
- Psoriasis
(immunology)
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