Abstract
In order to study the genetic risk of alcoholic cirrhosis, the frequency of 26 HLA-A and -B antigens was compared in 184 normal controls, 175 alcoholic cirrhotic patients and 83 alcoholic patients with hepatic steatosis of carefully selected ethnic origin. Eight HLA-DR antigens were also determined in 95 subjects of the normal control group and 63 patients of the alcoholic cirrhosis group. The incidence of hepatitis B virus antibodies (anti-HBc and anti-HBs) was defined in 74 patients of the alcoholic steatosis group, 170 patients of the alcoholic cirrhosis group and 111 normal controls different from the previously mentioned normal control group. The incidence and the titers of cytomegalovirus and rubella antibodies were also determined in 93 patients of the alcoholic cirrhosis group and the 111 normal controls. Serum immunoglobulin concentrations were measured in the same 93 cirrhotic patients. Compared with the controls, the alcoholic cirrhosis group revealed a significantly higher frequency of HLA-B15 (21.7 vs. 9.8%, p less than 0.00025, corrected p less than 0.050) and HLA-DR4 (38.1 vs. 17.9%, p less than 0.005, corrected p less than 0.050) and a significantly lower frequency of HLA-B13 (2.9 vs. 11.4%, p less than 0.025, corrected p less than 0.050). As for the frequency of all other HLA antigens, there was no significant difference between the three groups (normal controls, alcoholic cirrhosis and alcoholic steatosis).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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