HLA Antigens in Polycythemia Vera

Frequency of HLA-A, B and DR Antigens in Patients with Polycythemia vera

“…However, Miller [3] found the HLA-B5 in 5 out of 9 PV patients; Nagy et al [4] showed an increased frequency rate of HLA-B5 and B7; Benjamin et al [2] also found an increased fre quency rate of HLA-BW21.…”

“…However, relatively scarce attention has been paid to the investigation of HLA in patients with PV, while few, incomplete stud ies have been published [2][3][4] to elucidate this matter. As far as HLA-DR are concerned, the authors failed to spot any other such study in literature.…”