Strong Association Between HLA-A*0206 and Stevens-Johnson Syndrome in the Japanese
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To investigate the association between HLA class I antigens and Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS)/toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) with ocular complications in Japanese.Case-control study.We examined the histocompatibility antigen genes HLA-A, -B, and -C of 40 Japanese SJS/TEN patients with ocular complications and 113 healthy Japanese volunteers by polymerase chain reaction amplification and subsequent hybridization with sequence-specific oligonucleotide probes (PCR-SSO).We clarified that HLA-A*0206 is strongly associated with SJS/TEN with ocular complications in the Japanese.Because this finding is completely different from data reported elsewhere on Taiwanese Han Chinese patients and Caucasian patients, it suggests strong ethnic differences in the HLA-SJS association and points to the need for studies in other ethnic populations in order to obtain a global picture.
- Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine Japan
- Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center United States
- University of Tokyo Japan
Genotype, HLA-A Antigens, Gene Amplification, Conjunctivitis, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Asian People, Gene Frequency, Japan, Case-Control Studies, Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, HLA-A2 Antigen, Humans, Oligonucleotide Probes, In Situ Hybridization
Genotype, HLA-A Antigens, Gene Amplification, Conjunctivitis, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Asian People, Gene Frequency, Japan, Case-Control Studies, Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, HLA-A2 Antigen, Humans, Oligonucleotide Probes, In Situ Hybridization
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