PURPOSE To identify any possible determinants in the development of uveitis in leprosy patients. METHODS Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I and II antigen, and HLA class II genotypings were analyzed among Japanese leprosy patients. Ninety-three unrelated Japanese leprosy patients (46 patients with a history of uveitis and 47 patients without uveitis) and 114 healthy control subjects were i...

Mastitis is one of the most prevalent and costly diseases in the dairy industry with losses attributable to reduced milk production, discarded milk, early culling, veterinary services, and labor costs. Typically, mastitis is an inflammation of the mammary gland most often, but not limited to, bacterial infection, and is characterized by the movement of leukocytes and serum proteins from the blo...

The current program of transplantation re search at the Jackson Laboratory is based on two approaches: one immunological in conception and, probably, in fact; the other genetic. As yet the only certain connection between the two is their common dependence on transplantable tumors. Some preliminary evidence, however, points to other interesting relationships. This has been a joint project. Much ...