Tissue antigens

Endometriosis is a female disorder characterized by the presence of uterine endometrial tissue in ectopic loci. Previous studies reported a higher prevalence of particular human leukocyte antigen (HLA) in endometriosis. In order to confirm …

Thirty-one patients with endometriosis were typed for HLA-A, B and DR antigens. No association was found between the disease and any DR specificity, which may be taken as evidence against an autoimmune aetiology.