Association of HLA-DR4 with myasthenia gravis in the Chinese.
Since 1973 a number of studies have been conducted on the association of HLA with myasthenia gravis (MG). (Safwenberg et al. 1973, Fritze et al. 1973, Naeim et al. 1978, Bodmer & Bodmer 1978, Behan 1980). Most of these studies involved Caucasians. In this paper we report on a study carried out in Chinese patients with M.G.
D000328:Adult; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D006680:HLA Antigens / Q000276:immunology; D015804:HLA-DR4 Antigen; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*
D006680:HLA Antigens; D015804:HLA-DR4 Antigen; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II