title: HLA-B8 and dermatitis herpetiformis in patients with IgA deposits in skin.
abstract: The association between antigens of the HLA system and dermatitis herpetiformis (DH) using in vivo-bound IgA as an added criteria for diagnosis is reexamined. Twenty-eight of 33 (85%) immunologically proven patients with DH were HLA-B8 positive, whereas only 17 of 92 (18%) controls were HLA-B8 positive.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003874:Dermatitis Herpetiformis / Q000276:immunology*; D006680:HLA Antigens; D006649:Histocompatibility Antigens; D006801:Humans; D007070:Immunoglobulin A; D008875:Middle Aged; D012867:Skin / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D006680:HLA Antigens; D006649:Histocompatibility Antigens; D007070:Immunoglobulin A