HLA AND SCHIZOPHRENIA IN ISRAEL

  • 1 January 1988
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 24  (1) , 28-31
Abstract
Thirty-two Israeli Jewish schizophrenic patients were typed for Class I (HLA-A,B, C) and Class II (HLA-DR) antigens. A significant increase of HLA-A2 (P = 0.01) and A23 (P = 0.02) was found. None of the 10 HLA-DR antigens tested was associated with the disease. Study of eight families indicated that close linkage of the gene responsible for this disorder to the HLA system is unlikely.