Laboratory animal allergy--possible association with HLA B15 and DR4.
In 101 laboratory technicians working with laboratory animals 30 presented laboratory animal allergy (LAA) symptoms. Twenty-seven of these LAA technicians were HLA tested. In these the HLA B15 and DR4 frequencies were raised.
Löw
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Blood Centre, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.
Sjöstedt
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Willers
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D000818:Animals; D000830:Animals, Laboratory / Q000276:immunology*; D002415:Cats; D006224:Cricetinae; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006680:HLA Antigens / Q000276:immunology*; D015235:HLA-B Antigens; D059910:HLA-B15 Antigen; D006681:HLA-D Antigens / Q000276:immunology*; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens / Q000276:immunology*; D015804:HLA-DR4 Antigen; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000276:immunology*; D051379:Mice; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D011817:Rabbits; D051381:Rats
D006680:HLA Antigens; D015235:HLA-B Antigens; D059910:HLA-B15 Antigen; D006681:HLA-D Antigens; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens; D015804:HLA-DR4 Antigen