Chinese Journal of Dermatology ›› 1982, Vol. 15 ›› Issue (3): 145-148.

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HLA and leprosy: Ⅰ.Frequency incidence of HLA-A, B antigens among leprosy patients of Han Nationality

Xu Keyu1   

  • Online:1982-09-15 Published:1982-09-15

Abstract: HLA-A,B typing was performed on 109 unrelated leprosy patients(L61 and T48)of Jiangsu Han nationality,with 116 healthy persons as control.Decreased frequency of HLA-al,Aw30+w31,B17 were found both ih all patients and in lepromatous groups,especially HLA-B17 showed statistical significance even after correction for the number of antigens tested:In tuberculoid leprosy decreased frequency of HLA-Bw54(w22),Bw60(B40) were observed..but showed no significance when corrected.