HLA and alopecia areata in Jerusalem |
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| Authors: | Shoshana Hacham-Zadeh Chaim Brautbar Chaim A. Cohen Tirza Cohen |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Dermatology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem;Laboratory of Immunohematology and Department of Immunology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem;Department of Human Genetics, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel |
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| Abstract: | A study of 46 patients with Alopecia areata in Jerusalem showed a significant increase in the frequency of HLA-B18 (23.9%) as compared to the control population (7.4%) with a relative risk of 3.9%. This association of HLA-B18 with AA was independent of the origin of patients, sex, age of onset and type of alopecia areata. |
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