HLA types in corneal diseases.
Evaluation of the results of HLA typing of 187 patients grouped into herpetic keratitis (37), non-herpetic keratitis (43), keratoconus (42), endothelial dystrophy (23), stromal dystrophy (13), lues (5), and injuries (24), failed to show convincing deviations in any of the groups from a normal control series (2900 persons). Yet, as for the herpes group, a rise in B5 must strongly be suspected. The data are presented and possible implications are discussed.
D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000276:immunology*; D003317:Corneal Dystrophies, Hereditary / Q000276:immunology; D000939:Epitopes; D006680:HLA Antigens; D006801:Humans; D007634:Keratitis / Q000276:immunology; D007640:Keratoconus / Q000276:immunology
D000939:Epitopes; D006680:HLA Antigens