HLA ANTIGENS IN SARCOIDOSIS

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  • 1 January 1977
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 27 (2), 227-229
Abstract
The HL-A antigens were identified in 65 patients with sarcoidosis, comprising 45 with uveitis, twelve with erythema nodosum and eight with arthritis. In the group with arthritis, B8 was present in 7 of 8 (P = 0.0016) and the haplotype 1,8 in 5 of 8 (P = 0.0053). A1 was present in 44% with uveitis (P = 0.04). There was no other significant disturbance of antigen frequencies in uveitis or in erythema nodosum, but B27 was present in only 2 patients with uveitis.