Lack of association between Beh?et's disease and major histocompatibility complex class II antigens in an ethnically diverse North American Caucasoid patient group

A group of 25 North American Caucasoid patients with well defined Behcet's disease were serologically typed for HLA-DR and DQw antigens. No significant associations were seen when results were compared with a group of 73 normal Caucasoid controls tested concomitantly.