Immunogenetic profile of multiple sclerosis in Mexicans.
Hum Immunol
; 16(4): 364-74, 1986 Aug.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-3093412
This is the first study on genetic markers in Mexican Mestizos with multiple sclerosis (MS). Patients were born in Mexico, had no family history of MS are middle-class, and have a high-level education. HLA class I, class II determinants, C2, C4, BF, GLO-1, ABO, and Rb red cell systems were analyzed and compared with results of 295 controls. Measles antibodies, glucose, IgG, total proteins, and cell count were measured in cerebrospinal fluid; anti-neuron, T-cell, and B-cell antibodies were determined in serum. MS in Mexican Mestizos was clinically similar to MS reported in high prevalence countries. DRw6, as previously found in Japanese patients, and its subtype, DRw13, were increased in patients in our study (pc = 0.0007, pc = 0.01, respectively), and the combination A3, B7, DR2, was also elevated (pc = 0.003). The polygenicity of the disease is emphasized by the excess of AB group carriers (pc = 0.01). IgG levels were high in patients with DR2 or DRw6 and 67% of the latter had anti-T cell antibodies. Severity of the disease was also related to the DR markers. It is suggested that at least two HLA-DR linked genes and the industrialized environment are important for the expression of MS in Mestizos.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Antígenos de Histocompatibilidade Classe II
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Esclerose Múltipla
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Mexico
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Hum Immunol
Ano de publicação:
1986
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos