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A Svejgaard

Publications and source records attributed to A Svejgaard.

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PubMed1979

HLA--Dw4 and rheumatoid arthritis.

Forty-seven patients with a "definite" or "classical" rheumatoid arthritis according to the ARA criteria were typed for the serologically detectable HLA--A, --B, and --C antigens and 36 of these patients were typed for the HLA--D antigens, Dw1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, and 8 by the MLC technique. The frequency of Dw4 was increased to 44.4% in the patients compared to 17.2% in normal controls (P = 8 X 10(-4)). The frequency of Dw1 and Dw7 was also increased although this was only of borderline significance. The frequency of Dw2 was remarkably low, especially in females, which is of interest, as the same antigen has a low frequency in some other autoimmune diseases. No significant deviations of the frequencies of HLA--A, --B, and --C antigens were found in rheumatoid arthritis patients.

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PubMed1979

A study of the linkage relations of epidermolysis bullosa dystrophica.

Two large families from the Faroe Islands presenting epidermolysis bullosa of the dystrophic type were subjected to extensive linkage analyses with 22 serological markers. No significant evidence in support of linkage with any of these loci was provided. It was found to be very unlikely that the gene or genes causing the present types of epidermolysis bullosa belong to the EBS1 locus known to be closely linked to the GPT locus.

Alanine Transaminase↗
PubMed1979

HLA and insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.

As suggested from clinical data and on the basis of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) data, insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) is a disease entity in itself and is different from non-insulin-dependent diabetes and other types of diabetes mellitus in aetiology and pathogenesis. HLA-B8 is associated with IDDM in all Caucasian populations studied, irrespective of the age of onset of the disease. HLA-B15 is associated with IDDM in populations of Northern European and British origin, while B18 seems to replace B15 in Southern European populations. IDDM is uncommon in populations where the HLA-B8 frequency is low, and in the Japanese IDDM occurs in association with Bw22. The HLA-Dw3 and Dw4 association with IDDM is stronger than that of the B alleles. Relative risks for B8 and B15 heterozygous and homozygous individuals are identical, i.e., no gene-dose effect exists. The relative risk of B8/B15 carriers is double that of relative risks of B8 and B15 alone, i.e., there are two IDDM-associated genes. The same applies to Dw3/Dw4 carriers. In families the phenotype IDDM segregates with a certain genotype, the diabetic proband's HLA haplotype. Only a small proportion of family members carrying the 'diabetic haplotype' develop IDDM.

Autoimmune Diseases↗
PubMed1979

HLA and disease.

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Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital↗
PubMed1979

HLA antigens in patients with lichen planus.

HLA-ABC antigens were determined in 89 patients with biopsy-confirmed lichen planus, and the HLA antigen frequencies were compared with those in 1967 controls. The younger patients were predominantly male, the older patients predominantly female. No significant association was found between HLA types and lichen planus in this study. A slightly greater incidence of HLA-A3 and B5 antigens was seen, but this increased frequency was not as pronounced as reported by others. When combined, available data on HLA and lichen planus indicate a slightly, but significantly, increased frequency of HLA-A3. None of the HLA antigens known to be associated with insulin-dependent diabetes are associated with lichen planus.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1978

Successful nonsibling bone marrow transplantation in severe combined immunodeficiency.

Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) was diagnosed in a girl immediately after birth; her older brother had SCID and was successfully reconstituted by bone marrow transplantation from his uncle. She was isolated in a laminar air flow bench and decontaminated. The father differed by one HLA-A antigen but was HLA-Dw2 homozygous like the patient; his lymphocytes showed a slight response to the patient's cells in mixed lymphocyte culture (MLC). At the age of 2 1/2 months and again at 5 months, she was given a bone marrow transplant from the father. During the entire course the patient had no infections, and apart from a transient eosinophilia she had no signs of graft-versus-host reaction. Immunological reconstitution was nearly complete at 9 months of age, when she was recontaminated. One year later plasma immunoglobulin concentrations are in the low normal range (IgG and IgM) or decreased (IgA); tests of cell-mediated immunity are normal. Apart from slight upper respiratory infections, the patient has been healthy. Physical and psychological development have been normal.

Bone Marrow Transplantation↗
PubMed1978

Low responsiveness in MLC induced by certain HLA--A antigens on the stimulator cells.

An individual, BK, repeatedly gave typing responses against homozygous typing cells representing more than two HLA--D antigens. Family studies showed that she had inherited the HLA--Dw2 and Dw7 determinants, in agreement with results from primed lymphocyte typing. The HLA--A, B, C types of the stimulators giving rise to unexpected typing responses all involved the HLA--A1, A3 or A11 antigens. The hypothesis of this specificity in low-responsiveness was confirmed in the independent stimulator sample provided by the 7th workshop homozygous typing cell panel. The same pattern was observed when BK was tested as a responder towards related and unrelated heterozygous stimulators. Furthermore, in three-cell experiments it was found that BK cells were able to suppress the response to the Dw-identical individual, BS, towards stimulators carrying HLA--A1, A3, or A11. This effect of BK's cells appeared to be radiosensitive. We were not able to demonstrate suppressive supernatant factors in the relevant cultures, neither were we able to find circulating cytotoxic cells by the direct CML-technique, nor an accelerated cytotoxic response by the indirect CML-technique against targets carrying HLA--A1 or A3. This is the first demonstration of induction of suppressor cells in MLC by HLA--A, B, C antigens in the stimulator cells.

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PubMed1978

An HLA map of Europe.

HLA--A and B antigen frequencies from 65 different population samples (61 European and 4 non-European) have been tabulated. Pairwise genetic distances were calculated between some of the populations using HLA--A and B data. The distances obtained with these two series were very strongly correlated. Distances obtained with ABO blood groups (in part of the material) showed weaker but still highly significant correlation with those obtained from combined HLA--A and B data. In general, neighbouring countries had low distances, and of the populations studied, Essen would represent the 'middle' population in Europe. The supposedly inbred population of Sardinia showed the highest distances. The data may be useful for comparison in new HLA studies and can be used for further phylogenic studies.

ABO Blood-Group System↗
PubMed1978

HLA antigens in a family with maturity-onset type diabetes mellitus.

In a family with maturity-onset type of diabetes mellitus inherited as a dominant, autosomal trait (MODY), the HLA genotypes were compared with the glucose tolerance and the plasma insulin response to oral glucose. In the members with impaired glucose tolerance, the plasma insulin response was of the insulino-tardic type, while those with normal or borderline glucose tolerance had a normal plasma insulin response. HLA tissue typing for A, B, C and D series antigens carried out in 19 of the members showed no association between specific HLA antigens and imparied glucose tolerance. Moreover, when analysing the segregation of the disease and the HLA characters, several recombinants between MODY and HLA would have to be postulated if the gene(s) for this form of diabetes mellitus should be closely linked to the HLA locus.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1978

HLA, islet cell antibodies, and types of diabetes mellitus.

Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, in contrast to non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, is associated with HLA factors B8, BW15, and B18. Recent studies have shown the association to be even stronger with HLA, DW3, and DW4 and have produced evidence for the existence of two "diabetogenic" genes predisposing to insulin-dependent diabetes in different ways. Evidence to suggest the existence of a gene--associated with DW2--that protects against the disease is accumulating. Islet cell antibodies are a feature of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and can be seen, in most cases, at the time of diagnosis.

Adult↗