Do HLA antigens play a role in intermediate uveitis?
A total of 52 nonrelated Caucasian patients (21 male, 31 female, age at onset of the disease: 7-74 years, average: 31.6 years) suffering from intermediate uveitis were tissue typed for 56 different HLA-A, -B, -C and -DR-antigens. No significant association between any specific HLA-antigen and the disease, both when comparing the total patient group with a large, healthy control population, or any of the different subgroups (male vs. female, early vs. late onset, mild vs. severe course) could be demonstrated.
Arocker-Mettinger
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2. Department of Ophthalmology, University of Vienna, Austria.
Mayr
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Huber-Spitzy
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Steurer-Georgiew
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Grabner
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006680:HLA Antigens / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015867:Uveitis, Intermediate / Q000276:immunology*
D006680:HLA Antigens