HL-A antigens and vitiligo.
HL-A antigens were found with similar frequency in ninety vitiligo patients and in 341 healthy controls. However there was a significant correlation between HL-A13 and vitiligo with antithyroid antibodies. This supports the concept that vitiligo is a syndrome rather than a disease.
D000367:Age Factors; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D006680:HLA Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D006649:Histocompatibility Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D006650:Histocompatibility Testing; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000276:immunology; D014820:Vitiligo / Q000276:immunology*
D001323:Autoantibodies; D006680:HLA Antigens; D006649:Histocompatibility Antigens