title: HLA-B 16 in Hailey-Hailey's disease.
abstract: Hailey-Hailey's disease is an autosomal hereditary disease of the skin for which only few data exist in regard to genetic markers concerning the HLA system. We report on HLA-A, B and C typing results finding an increased frequency of 55.5% HLA-B 16 positive patients compared to 8.2% in healthy controls.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006680:HLA Antigens / Q000276:immunology*; D015235:HLA-B Antigens; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010392:Pemphigus / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D006680:HLA Antigens; D015235:HLA-B Antigens; C049278:HLA-B16 antigen