title: HLA antigen CW3 combined with unexplained high transcortin levels is found in patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia but not in their parents, sibs and offspring.
abstract: ALL patients with an unexplained high transcortin level (greater than or equal to 3 SD above the normal mean) have a higher incidence of HLA antigen Cw3 than patients with a lower transcortin level. Although both factors are inheritable, their combination occurs only rarely in the family members of these patients.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: de Moor
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Louwagie
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006680:HLA Antigens / Q000032:analysis*; D015236:HLA-C Antigens; D006801:Humans; D007945:Leukemia, Lymphoid / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D014156:Transcortin / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D006680:HLA Antigens; D015236:HLA-C Antigens; C038653:HLA-C*03 antigen; D014156:Transcortin