title: HLA-A, -B, -C and -D antigens in male patients with myasthenia gravis.
abstract: HLA-A, -B, -C and -D antigens were determined in 54 male Myasthenia Gravis patients. A significant increase of the B8 antigen frequency was found among patients with an onset of the disease before the age of 35. No significant increase was found among the D antigens. In a combined male and female material with an early age at onset, thymic hyperplasia was correlated to the presence of HLA-B8.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000375:Aging; D005260:Female; D006680:HLA Antigens; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000276:immunology*; D010641:Phenotype
chemical_list: D006680:HLA Antigens