HL-A antigens and vitiligo

Br J Dermatol. 1976 Aug;95(2):173-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1976.tb00822.x.

Abstract

HL-A antigens were found with similar frequency in ninety vitiligo patients and in 341 healthy controls. However there was a significant correlation between HL-A13 and vitiligo with antithyroid antibodies. This supports the concept that vitiligo is a syndrome rather than a disease.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Age Factors
  • Autoantibodies / analysis
  • Female
  • HLA Antigens* / analysis
  • Histocompatibility Antigens* / analysis
  • Histocompatibility Testing
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Thyroid Gland / immunology
  • Vitiligo / immunology*

Substances

  • Autoantibodies
  • HLA Antigens
  • Histocompatibility Antigens