title: HLA typing in patients with multiple evanescent white dot syndrome (MEWDS).
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Multiple evanescent white dot syndrome (MEWDS) is an acquired chorioretinal disorder of unknown etiology. We investigated the possibility that MEWDS might be related to a specific HLA subtyping.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Blood was obtained from nine patients affected by MEWDS. HLA-B51 was found in four of these nine patients with MEWDS.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There was a 3.7-fold increased frequency of HLA-B51 in patients affected by MEWDS (relative risk 5.86). MEWDS might then be related to the presence of a specific HLA subtype, HLA-B51. However, due to the small sample size, our results need to be confirmed by further testing.
authors.affiliation: Hôpital Ophtalmique Jules Gonin, Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: F X
authors.initials: FX
authors.lastname: Borruat
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Herbort
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Spertini
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Desarnaulds
mesh_terms: D006680:HLA Antigens / Q000145:classification*; D015235:HLA-B Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D059949:HLA-B51 Antigen; D006801:Humans; D012016:Reference Values; D012160:Retina / Q000473:pathology; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D013577:Syndrome; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D006680:HLA Antigens; D015235:HLA-B Antigens; D059949:HLA-B51 Antigen