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HLA-A and B antigens and pulmonary tuberculosis in Greeks
J Zervas1, C Constantopoulos, M Toubis
1First University Department of Medicine, Laiko General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
British Journal of Diseases of the Chest
|April 1, 1987
Abstract:
A significantly increased frequency of the HLA-B27 antigen was found in Greek adult patients suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis. This finding is discussed in connection with the literature, and it is suggested that the HLA system is involved in the pathogenesis of the disease.