Journal article
HL‐A8 and LD‐8a in Patients with Myasthenia Gravis
Abstract
The frequency of HL-A8 in myasthenia gravis is markedly increased in women (60-80%) but not in men. The MLC determinant, LD-8a, is frequently associated with HL-A8. Of the 37 female MS patients, 15 were LD-8a positive (41%), whereas of the males only one of seven was LD-8a positive. The frequency of HL-A8 was 68% in women and 29% in men with the disease. We therefore conclude that the gene which is responsible for the increased susceptibility …
Authors
Möller E; Hammarström L; Smith E; Matell G
Journal
HLA, Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 39–44
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
1 1976
DOI
10.1111/j.1399-0039.1976.tb01027.x
ISSN
2059-2302