HLA system and testicular germinative tumours

• Published in: Oncology Vol. 36; no. 5; p. 228
• Main Authors: Májský, A, Abrahámová, J, Korínková, P, Bek, V
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland 01.01.1979
• Subjects: Dysgerminoma - immunology; Gene Frequency; HLA Antigens - genetics; Humans; Male; Neoplasms - etiology; Statistics as Topic; Teratoma - immunology; Testicular Neoplasms - immunology

In 62 patients with testicular germinative tumours and 301 healthy unrelated subjects, 23 HLA antigens of A and B loci were tested. In the group of 40 seminomas the incidence of HLA-Bw35 antigen and in 22 patients with non-seminomas (embryonal carcinomas, teratocarcinoma and mixed forms) the frequen...