HLA antigens in narcolepsy.
Eighteen black patients with narcolepsy underwent human leukocyte antigen (HLA) typing. Eleven of the 18 had cataplexy. Twelve patients (66.6%) had HLA-DR2; 7 patients with cataplexy had DR2. All patients had DQw1. In contrast to white and Japanese patients studied to date, not all black narcoleptics have DR2.
Neely
S
S
Department of Neurology, University of Chicago, IL 60637.
Rosenberg
R
R
Spire
J P
JP
Antel
J
J
Arnason
B G
BG
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D044383:Black People; D005260:Female; D006680:HLA Antigens / Q000032:analysis*; D006683:HLA-DQ Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009290:Narcolepsy / Q000276:immunology*
D006680:HLA Antigens; D006683:HLA-DQ Antigens; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens