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This study was undertaken to get more insight into the previously suggested heterogeneity of the HLA-DW3 cluster. Preliminary evidence of DW3 heterogeneity was derived from results of intrafamilial mixed lymphocyte culture tests (MLC) where cells of apparently homozygous offspring revealed unexpected stimulations of one of the parents' cells. Therefore, 15 different homozygous typing cells (HTCs) of DW3 specificity were tested against 43 HLA-DW3 heterozygous individuals.
The response patterns of the 43 HLA-DW3 heterozygous cells toward 13 HTCs lead to the definition of at least three groups of DW3 stimulating cells. According to these patterns, four groups of responding cells could be classified. These results were confirmed by a MLC checkerboard experiment running all DW3-HTCs against each other. Discussing all possible explanations for these observations, the authors conclude that the existence of DW3 subtypes having some properties in common is the most likely interpretation of the results obtained. Family segregation studies will be needed to define the genotypic situation of the DW3 cluster.
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Niese, D., Grosse-Wilde, H., Dupont, B. et al. Evidence for subtypic determinants in the HLA-DW3 cluster. Hum Genet 43, 23–30 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00396474
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