Genetic markers in alcoholism: no association with HLA.
We carried out a study on 63 patients suffering from alcoholism in order to determine the frequency of 27 HLA antigens. In comparison to healthy blood donors no significant deviation of HLA distributions in alcoholics was found. The data on alcoholic patients with physical consequences such as cerebral seizures, liver cirrhosis and polyneuropathy failed to identify an association with HLA.
D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D005819:Genetic Markers; D006680:HLA Antigens / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D005819:Genetic Markers; D006680:HLA Antigens