Abstract

Seventy-two families, selected for having at least two children affected with leprosy, were HLA typed for 57 A, B and C locus antigens recognized by the WHO Nomenclature Committee. In addition, 20 possible new "splits" were investigated. The distribution of A, B and C locus antigens in affected and unaffected family members was similar, irrespective of the type of leprosy in the family. Gene frequencies (derived by direct gene counting from 253 haplotypes), haplotype frequencies and delta values were calculated. There is evidence for heterogeneity of B5, B15, B17, Bw16 and Bw35 and for the existence of at least one A locus and one B locus antigen not previously detected. The value of the HLA system for detecting expaternal children in a highly inbred population and the effect of inbreeding on the HLA system is discussed.

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