[Distribution pattern of histocompatibility antigens (HLA) in nasopharyngeal tumors]

HLA typing in 20 patients with tumors of the nasopharynx showed no significantly increased frequency of HLA A2, BW46 (Sin2), and B5 as demonstrated by other authors. In our investigations, we found no particular HLA antigen as a genetic marker for nasopharyngeal tumors in the population of middle and northern Europe.