HLA antigens in sarcoidosis.
The HLA antigens were identified in sixty-five patients with sarcoidosis, comprising forty-five with uveitis, twelve with erythema nodosum and eight with arthritis. In the group with arthritis, B8 was present in seven of eight (P = 0-0016) and the haplotype 1,8 in five of eight (P = 0-0053). A1 was present in 44% with uveitis (P = 0-04). There was no other significant disturbance of antigen frequencies in uveitis or in erythema nodosum, but it was noteworthy that B27 was present in only two patients with uveitis.
D001168:Arthritis / Q000276:immunology; D004893:Erythema Nodosum / Q000276:immunology; D006680:HLA Antigens; D006649:Histocompatibility Antigens; D006801:Humans; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000276:immunology*; D014605:Uveitis / Q000276:immunology
D006680:HLA Antigens; D006649:Histocompatibility Antigens