Human leukocyte antigens in Fisher's syndrome

N Yuki; S Sato; S Tsuji; K Ogawa; T Miyatake

doi:10.1002/ana.410330617

Human leukocyte antigens in Fisher's syndrome

Ann Neurol. 1993 Jun;33(6):655-7. doi: 10.1002/ana.410330617.

Authors

N Yuki¹, S Sato, S Tsuji, K Ogawa, T Miyatake

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan.

PMID: 8498847
DOI: 10.1002/ana.410330617

Abstract

We performed human leukocyte antigens (HLA) typing for class I antigens on 19 Japanese patients with Fisher's syndrome. We demonstrated a statistically significant association between the disease and the HLA-B39 antigen.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Disease Susceptibility / immunology
HLA-A Antigens / blood
HLA-B Antigens / blood
HLA-B35 Antigen / blood*
HLA-C Antigens / blood
Humans
Odds Ratio
Polyradiculoneuropathy / immunology*
Reference Values

Substances

HLA-A Antigens
HLA-B Antigens
HLA-B35 Antigen
HLA-C Antigens