[HLA antigens in diffuse toxic goiter].

The paper is concerned with some data of investigation of the association of the HLA-system with the development of diffuse toxic goiter (DTG). An attempt was made to predict clinical variants of a course of DTG using HLA-antigens. Comparative analysis of the distribution of HLA-antigens was performed in 50 patients with various degrees of DTG severity, different therapeutic methods (operative and conservative) and outcomes of disease (postoperative hypothyrosis, DTG recurrence and euthyroid condition).