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Non-Association of Friedreich's Ataxia and HLA Based on Five Families

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

S. Chamberlain ,
J.L. Walker ,
J.A. Sachs ,
J.A. Sachs ,
E. Wolf  and
H. Festenstein
S. Chamberlain
Affiliation:
Friedreich's Ataxia Research Group and Department of Immunology, The London Hospital Medical College
J.L. Walker
Affiliation:
Friedreich's Ataxia Research Group and Department of Immunology, The London Hospital Medical College
J.A. Sachs*
Affiliation:
Friedreich's Ataxia Research Group and Department of Immunology, The London Hospital Medical College
J.A. Sachs*
Affiliation:
Friedreich's Ataxia Research Group and Department of Immunology, The London Hospital Medical College
E. Wolf
Affiliation:
Friedreich's Ataxia Research Group and Department of Immunology, The London Hospital Medical College
H. Festenstein
Affiliation:
Friedreich's Ataxia Research Group and Department of Immunology, The London Hospital Medical College
*
The London Hospital Medical College, Turner Street, London E1 2AD, England
The London Hospital Medical College, Turner Street, London E1 2AD, England
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HLA-A, B, and C typing was carried out on five families with classical Friedreich's Ataxia (F.A.). Segregation patterns in a total of 16 offspring. 10 with the disease and 6 without, indicated no association between F.A. and HLA.

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Research Article
Information
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 6 , Issue 4 , November 1979 , pp. 451 - 452
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 1979

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