title: Immunogenetic studies of juvenile dermatomyositis. HLA antigens in patients and their families.
abstract: Typing for HLA-A and -B antigens was performed on 87 children with definite juvenile dermatomyositis (JDMS). A significantly increased frequency of HLA-B8 (estimated relative risk = 2.8, Pc less than 0.01) was observed among White patients, but not among Blacks or Latin Americans with JDMS. No abnormality of HLA haplotype segregation was observed among 38 healthy siblings of the JDMS probands.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D044383:Black People; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003882:Dermatomyositis / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D006680:HLA Antigens / Q000235:genetics*; D015234:HLA-A Antigens; D015235:HLA-B Antigens; D015795:HLA-B8 Antigen; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007843:Latin America / Q000208:ethnology; D008297:Male; D044465:White People
chemical_list: D006680:HLA Antigens; D015234:HLA-A Antigens; D015235:HLA-B Antigens; D015795:HLA-B8 Antigen