No HLA-DR specificity is associated with endometriosis.
Thirty-one patients with endometriosis were typed for HLA-A, B and DR antigens. No association was found between the disease and any DR specificity, which may be taken as evidence against an autoimmune aetiology.
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Blood Transfusion Centre, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Kilpatrick
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Haining
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Smith
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D000328:Adult; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens / Q000032:analysis*; D006650:Histocompatibility Testing; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged
D006684:HLA-DR Antigens