title: Human lymphocyte antigen in actinic prurigo.
abstract: Thirty-one patients with actinic prurigo were human lymphocyte antigen (HLA)-typed. The results showed an association of this disease with the alleles B40 and Cw3, both usually found in linkage disequilibrium in most populations. Because these two antigens are more frequent in Amerindians than in whites, it is suggested that they may partly account for the restricted ethnic distribution of this disease.
authors.affiliation: Medical Genetics Unit, Medical School, Javernia University, Bogotá, Colombia.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Bernal
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Duran de Rueda
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: de Brigard
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006680:HLA Antigens / Q000032:analysis*; D015235:HLA-B Antigens; D059947:HLA-B40 Antigen; D015236:HLA-C Antigens; D006650:Histocompatibility Testing; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011536:Prurigo / Q000276:immunology*; D013472:Sunlight
chemical_list: D006680:HLA Antigens; D015235:HLA-B Antigens; D059947:HLA-B40 Antigen; D015236:HLA-C Antigens; C038653:HLA-C*03 antigen