title: Histocompatibility antigens (HLA) in multiple sclerosis in Iran.
abstract: Thirty-five patients (19 male and 16 female) with clinically definite multiple sclerosis and 100 healthy control subjects were studied for the A and B locus of the HLA system. A significant increase of HLA A3 and A11 of the A locus and B7 of the B locus was observed in patients with multiple sclerosis compared with controls. An increase of antigen A3 was also observed in eight cases of probable multiple sclerosis. A significant increase of both A3 and B7 was observed in patients with multiple sclerosis.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006680:HLA Antigens / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D006680:HLA Antigens