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The Lancet

Volume 302, Issue 7836, 3 November 1973, Pages 994-996
The Lancet

ACUTE ANTERIOR UVEITIS AND HL-A 27

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Abstract

The histocompatibility antigen HL-A 27 (W 27) was identified in 26 out of 50 patients with acute anterior uveitis, compared with 2 out of 50 controls. 21 patients had significant, associated diseases, and 18 of these had HL-A 27. HL-A 27 was present in 8 of the 29 patients with no associated diseases.

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