Background Susceptibility to beryllium (Be)-hypersensitivity (BH) has been associated with HLA-DP alleles carrying a glutamate at position 69 of the HLA-DP -chain (HLA-DPGlu69) and with several HLA-DP, -DQ and -DR alleles and polymorphisms. 0.55 vs Be-sensitized) Be-exposed controls. However, 22 subjects presenting BH did not carry the HLA-DPGlu69 marker. We thus evaluated the contribution of… Continue reading Background Susceptibility to beryllium (Be)-hypersensitivity (BH) has been associated with HLA-DP