Greene M H, McKeen E A, Li F P, Blattner W A, Fraumeni J F
Int J Cancer. 1979 Jun 15;23(6):777-80. doi: 10.1002/ijc.2910230607.
In a study of 13 families prone to Hodgkin's disease, the probands showed significant excesses of the HLA antigens Bw35 (7 cases) and Bw37 (3 cases). Although based on a small number of patients, the results suggest that immunogenetic mechanisms account at least partly for the familial predisposition to Hodgkin's disease.