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HL-A-linked human immune-response genes.

C E Buckley, F C Dorsey, R B Corley

    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
    |July 1, 1973
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    Genetic factors influence immune responses to natural antigens. Specific human leukocyte antigen (HLA) haplotypes are linked to immune hypersensitivity in families with certain diseases, suggesting gene linkage.

    Area of Science:

    • Immunogenetics
    • Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) system
    • Immune response to natural products

    Background:

    • Genetic control of immune responses to natural antigens is observed in families.
    • Three families with tuberculosarcoidosis, chronic cutaneous moniliasis, and rheumatoid arthritis were studied.
    • Increased delayed cutaneous unresponsiveness was noted in these families.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the association between human leukocyte antigen (HLA) haplotypes and immune responses to natural product antigens.
    • To explore the genetic basis of immune responsiveness in families with specific autoimmune and infectious conditions.

    Main Methods:

    • Analysis of immune responses in three families with probands affected by tuberculosarcoidosis, chronic cutaneous moniliasis, and rheumatoid arthritis.

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  • Testing for delayed and immediate cutaneous hypersensitivity to 23 natural product antigens.
  • Statistical association analysis between specific HLA haplotypes and observed hypersensitivity responses.

    • Main Results:

    • Positive associations were found between specific HLA haplotypes and immediate cutaneous hypersensitivity to certain antigens (5, 8, and 11 of 23).
    • These associations were specific to each of the three studied families.
    • No significant differences in averaged cutaneous hypersensitivity responses were attributed to HLA.

    Conclusions:

    • The findings suggest a genetic linkage between HLA haplotypes and genes controlling immune responses to natural product antigens.
    • HLA-associated genetic factors play a role in modulating hypersensitivity reactions to specific environmental antigens.
    • This genetic influence on immune response may contribute to disease susceptibility in the studied families.