Takayasu's disease: association with HLA-B5.
The frequency of HLA-B5 (66%, n = 38) in Japanese patients with Takayasu's disease was significantly higher than in controls (32%, n = 160). The level of significance was x2 = 13.53, P less than 0.0005 and corrected P less than 0.009.
D001015:Aortic Arch Syndromes / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D006680:HLA Antigens; D006650:Histocompatibility Testing; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010641:Phenotype; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000276:immunology*
D006680:HLA Antigens