HL-A antigens and vitiligo*

197636 citationsJournal Article

Authors

H Bétuel · South Texas Blood and Tissue Center

Abstract

HL-A antigens were found with similar frequency in ninety vitiligo patients and in 341 healthy controls. However there was a significant correlation between HL-A13 and vitiligo with antithyroid antibodies. This supports the concept that vitiligo is a syndrome rather than a disease.

Topics & Keywords

melanin and skin pigmentation Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Zero hunger

Publication Details

Published in: British Journal of Dermatology

Volume 95, Issue 2, pp. 173-175

DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1976.tb00822.x

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