PMID- 27457498 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20170131 LR - 20221207 IS - 1600-0463 (Electronic) IS - 0903-4641 (Linking) VI - 124 IP - 10 DP - 2016 Oct TI - Association of human leukocyte antigen with postherpetic neuralgia in Koreans. PG - 865-71 LID - 10.1111/apm.12575 [doi] AB - Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN), the most frequent complication of varicella-zoster virus reactivation, is characterized by pain that persists for more than 3 months, often for years after healing of zoster rash. A few studies revealing the association of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) with PHN have been reported, but only in the Japanese. The aim of this study was to investigate the primary HLA locus associated with PHN susceptibility in Koreans. We compared HLA-A, -B, -C, and DRB1 genotypes of 66 PHN patients with those of 54 herpes zoster (HZ) patients without developing PHN and 235 healthy controls. Frequencies of HLA-B*13, B*44, B*15 (B75), DRB1*10:01, and DRB1*12:02 were increased, and those of HLA-C*01, C*12, and DRB1*01:01 were decreased in PHN patients compared to those in controls (each, p < 0.05). Among these alleles, only the frequency of HLA-B*44 was significantly increased in PHN patients compared to that in HZ patients and the change was due to HLA-B*44:03 (PHN vs controls, p = 0.043; PHN vs HZ, p = 0.012). The results suggest that HLA-B*44:03 or other closely linked gene of the major histocompatibility complex is associated with susceptibility to the development of PHN after HZ, but not with the onset of HZ. CI - (c) 2016 APMIS. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. FAU - Chung, Hye Yoon AU - Chung HY AD - Department of Laboratory Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. FAU - Song, Eun Young AU - Song EY AD - Department of Laboratory Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. FAU - Yoon, Jung Ah AU - Yoon JA AD - Department of Laboratory Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. FAU - Suh, Dae Hun AU - Suh DH AD - Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. FAU - Lee, Sang Chul AU - Lee SC AD - Department of Anesthesiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. FAU - Kim, Yong Chul AU - Kim YC AD - Department of Anesthesiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. FAU - Park, Myoung Hee AU - Park MH AD - Department of Laboratory Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. parkmhee@snu.ac.kr. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20160725 PL - Denmark TA - APMIS JT - APMIS : acta pathologica, microbiologica, et immunologica Scandinavica JID - 8803400 RN - 0 (HLA Antigens) SB - IM MH - Adolescent MH - Adult MH - Aged MH - Aged, 80 and over MH - Asian People MH - Case-Control Studies MH - Child MH - Female MH - Gene Frequency MH - *Genetic Predisposition to Disease MH - HLA Antigens/*genetics MH - Herpesvirus 3, Human MH - Humans MH - Male MH - Middle Aged MH - Neuralgia, Postherpetic/*genetics MH - Republic of Korea MH - Young Adult OTO - NOTNLM OT - Postherpetic neuralgia OT - herpes zoster OT - human leukocyte antigen EDAT- 2016/07/28 06:00 MHDA- 2017/02/01 06:00 CRDT- 2016/07/27 06:00 PHST- 2016/04/19 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/06/09 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/07/27 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/07/28 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/02/01 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1111/apm.12575 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - APMIS. 2016 Oct;124(10):865-71. doi: 10.1111/apm.12575. Epub 2016 Jul 25.