HLA-DR antigens in pemphigus among Japanese.
The frequency of HLA-DR4 was significantly increased at P less than 0.02 in 37 unrelated pemphigus patients (62.2%), when compared with unrelated 73 healthy controls (30.1%). This antigen was more frequently found in pemphigus foliaceus (70.6%) than pemphigus vulgaris (55.8%).
D005787:Gene Frequency; D006680:HLA Antigens / Q000235:genetics*; D006650:Histocompatibility Testing; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D010392:Pemphigus / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology
D006680:HLA Antigens