HLA-DR2 in childhood narcolepsy.
A 6-year-old boy with behavioral changes was found to have clinical and electrographically defined narcolepsy. He has HLA-DR2 as do virtually all adult narcoleptics. This finding raises new diagnostic, etiopathogenetic, and future therapeutic issues.
D002648:Child; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens / Q000235:genetics*; D015802:HLA-DR2 Antigen; D006239:Haplotypes; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009290:Narcolepsy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*
D006684:HLA-DR Antigens; D015802:HLA-DR2 Antigen