High frequency of HLA-Bw16 in patients with anorexia nervosa.
Anorectic patients (N = 37) had a higher frequency of HLA-Bw16 than normal controls, due to the higher frequency of HLA-Bw38. They also had a higher rate of A26-Bw38. HLA typing may lead to hypotheses about the biology of anorexia nervosa.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D006680:HLA Antigens / Q000235:genetics*; D006650:Histocompatibility Testing; D006801:Humans
D006680:HLA Antigens