High frequency of HLA-Bw16 in patients with anorexia nervosa

J. Biederman; T. M. Rivinus; D. B. Herzog; J. S. Harmatz; K. Shanley; E. J. Yunis

doi:10.1176/ajp.141.9.1109

High frequency of HLA-Bw16 in patients with anorexia nervosa

J. Biederman, T. M. Rivinus, D. B. Herzog, J. S. Harmatz, K. Shanley, E. J. Yunis

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Anorectic patients (N = 37) had a higher frequency of HLA-Bw16 than normal controls, due to the higher frequency of HLA-Bw38. They also had a higher rate of A26-Bw38. HLA typing may lead to hypotheses about the biology of anorexia nervosa.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1109-1110
Number of pages	2
Journal	American Journal of Psychiatry
Volume	141
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.141.9.1109
State	Published - 1984
Externally published	Yes

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High frequency of HLA-Bw16 in patients with anorexia nervosa

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