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Laboratory Tests and Interpretation of Results

Associated disorders: See Table 64.

TABLE 64 HLA Antigens Associated With Specific Diseases

AntigenConditionAntigenCondition
HLA-B27Ankylosing spondylitisHLA-B8, Dw3Celiac disease
Reiter syndromeHLA-B8, Dw3Dermatitis herpetiformis
Psoriatic arthritisHLA-B8Myasthenia gravis
HLA-A10, B18, Dw2C2 deficiencyHLA-B8Chronic active hepatitis in children
HLA-A2, B40, Cw3C4 deficiencyHLA-Drw4Active chronic hepatitis in adults
HLA-B7, Dw2Multiple sclerosisHLA-B13, Bw17Psoriasis
HLA-A3Hemochromatosis

HLA, Human leukocyte antigen.

From Cerra FB: Manual of critical care, St Louis, 1987, Mosby.