… Our working hypothesis in looking for an HLA association for AA is that a limited number
of HLA have the capacity to preferentially bind a restricted number of immunodominant AA …

… In addition to these clinical features, we investigated any HLA association with long-standing
disease, ophiasis, and positive family history, which might have a prognostic significance …

… for the first time resolves HLA associations and demonstrates the pivotal aetiological role
of HLA-DR. Furthermore, the identification of specific residues in HLA-DRβ1 that are over-…

… These studies depend on showing an association between … HLA association and linkage
in families and sibling pairs with AA. Diabetes currently has 15 associated genes, including HLA…

… which HLA class II antigens are associated with two forms of long-standing AA, which we
define to be long-standing patchy AA and long-standing alopecia totalis (AT) and alopecia …

… the association between human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DRB1 polymorphisms and alopecia
areata … This study aimed to review and quantitatively analyze the association between HLA-…

… Background Alopecia areata (AA) is a multifactorial disease characterized by hair loss …
Objective To provide evidence for the association of specific HLA‐DQB1 and HLA‐DRB1 …

… The aim of this study was to determine which HLA class I and II alleles are associated with
Turkish alopecia areata patients. Sixty-three patients with AA, alopecia totalis, or alopecia …

… In the only family‐based study of HLA association and linkage in alopecia areata, these
authors reported an association between alleles of HLA‐DQB1*0302, *0601, *0603 and HLA‐…

… a primary susceptibility HLA gene and/or … HLA-C locus, HLA-C*07:04, which was strongly
associated with AA in Chinese Hans, could be replicated in the Japanese population. The HLA-…