HLA-A29 and genetic susceptibility to chromoblastomycosis.
The distribution of 12 HLA-A, 14 HLA-B, seven HLA-C, seven HLA-DR and three HLA-DQ antigens was determined in 32 non-consanguineous white Brazilians suffering from chromoblastomycosis and 77 healthy controls, matched for ethnic background, sex and age and living in the same geographical area. A significant difference between the two groups was seen only in respect to one HLA-A antigen: A29 was present in 28% of patients as opposed to 4% of the controls (P corrected = 0.03). This finding indicates that susceptibility to chromoblastomycosis may be influenced by a gene located on chromosome 6, in the region of the major histocompatibility complex. The relative risk for an HLA-A29 carrier to develop chromoblastomycosis was estimated as 10.
Immunology Laboratory, University of Maringa, Brazil.
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Tsuneto
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Arce-Gomez
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Petzl-Erler
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Queiroz-Telles
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002862:Chromoblastomycosis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D005260:Female; D006680:HLA Antigens / Q000032:analysis*; D015234:HLA-A Antigens / Q000032:analysis* / Q000235:genetics; D015235:HLA-B Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D015236:HLA-C Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D006683:HLA-DQ Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D006680:HLA Antigens; D015234:HLA-A Antigens; C035524:HLA-A29 antigen; D015235:HLA-B Antigens; D015236:HLA-C Antigens; D006683:HLA-DQ Antigens; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens