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HLA-DR antigens in alopecia areata

Preliminary report

Jerry F. Mikesell, M.D., Wilma F. Bergfeld, M.D and William E. Braun, M.D.
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 1986, 53 (2) 189-191;

ABSTRACT

A study of 13 American Caucasians with alopecia areata of the universalis or totalis pattern showed a trend of increased frequency of HLA-DR4 and HLADR5. The association of HLA-DR4 and HLA-DR5 with alopecia areata was independent of the pattern of alopecia, age of onset, or the patient’s origin or sex.

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  • Received July 1985.
  • Accepted September 1985.
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