Histocompatibility antigens in discoid and systemic lupus erythematosus
β Scribed by L.G. MILLARD; N.R. ROWELL; S.M. RAJAH
- Book ID
- 110090296
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1977
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 371 KB
- Volume
- 96
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-0963
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Objective. To examine the relationships among specific lymphocyte antigenic reactivities of lupus sera and central nervous system complications of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), lymphocytotoxic antibody (LCA) positivity, and specific cognitive impairment. Methods. Sera from 115 patients with S
Histocompatibility antigens were determined in 27 patients with SLE and 283 normal blood donors. HLA-B8 was significantly increased in patients with SLE (59.3%) as compared to the controls (20.5%, Pc less than 0.005). The relative risk for HLA-B8 was 5.64. No correlation could be demonstrated to spe