title: Occurrence rates of HLA-DRB1, HLA-DQB1, and HLA-DPB1 alleles in patients suffering from vitiligo.
abstract: By investigating a group of 39 unrelated adults suffering from vitiligo it was found that alleles HLA-DRB1*0701, -DQB1*0201, and -DPB1*1601 differed in their frequencies in comparison to those observed in the healthy population. The allele HLA-DRB1*0701 was found in 26.5% of patients compared to 14.2% in the healthy group (p < 0,01, RR = 2.17). The allele HLA-DQB1*0201 was present in 33.8% of patients compared to 21.2% (p < 0,025, RR = 1.89). The allele HLA-DPB1*1601 was found in 6.41% of patients compared to 2.05% in the healthy group (p < 0.05, RR = 3.3). No other significant deviations in the frequencies of investigated alleles were observed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, 81108 Bratislava, Slovakia.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Buc
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fazekasová
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cechová
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hegyi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kolibásová
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ferencík
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000483:Alleles; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D005819:Genetic Markers / Q000502:physiology; D006682:HLA-DP Antigens / Q000235:genetics*; D059868:HLA-DP beta-Chains; D006683:HLA-DQ Antigens / Q000235:genetics*; D059866:HLA-DQ beta-Chains; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens / Q000235:genetics*; D059811:HLA-DRB1 Chains; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012016:Reference Values; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D018154:Slovakia; D014820:Vitiligo / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D005819:Genetic Markers; D006682:HLA-DP Antigens; D059868:HLA-DP beta-Chains; C071170:HLA-DPB1 antigen; D006683:HLA-DQ Antigens; D059866:HLA-DQ beta-Chains; C069051:HLA-DQB1 antigen; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens; D059811:HLA-DRB1 Chains