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A Possible Association

Michael S. Schwartz, MD; J. L. Tiwari, PhD; Dale H. Rice, MD

Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1986;112(7):753-754.

Abstract
• No association has been found between HLA-A,B, or HLA-C antigens and Bell's palsy. We performed HLA-DR typing on 30 patients with Bell's palsy. Our results suggest possible associations with HLA-DR2, -DR4, -DRW6, and -DRW7 antigens. A significant association between HLA-DR and Bell's palsy may indicate a genetic basis for susceptibility to this disease.

(Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1986;112:753-754)

Author Affiliations
From the Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles (Drs Schwartz and Rice); and the Tissue Typing Laboratory, Department of General Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine (Dr Tiwari).

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Dec 4, 1985.

Reprints not available.

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