Familial Takayasu arteritis - a pediatric case and a review of the literature

Table 1 Summary of familial cases of Takayasu arteritis

Case	Affected family members	Country	Possible genetic associations	Reference
1	Monozygotic twins	Japan	HLA A11, Bw40, Bw52	[4]
2		Japan	HLA A9, A10	[3]
3		Japan	HLA Aw31-Bw52	*
4	Sisters	Japan	-	[13]
5		Europe	-	[6]
6		Japan	-	*
7		Japan	HLA Aw24-Bw52	*
8		Japan	HLA Aw24-Bw52	*
9		Japan	HLA Aw24-Bw40	*
10		Japan	HLA Aw24-Bw52-DR2-MT1	*
11		India	-	[7]
12		Europe	-	[11]
13		Taiwan	HLA DR4	[8]
14		India	HLA B5	[9]
15		Europe	-	present case
16	Brothers	Europe	-	[14]
17		Japan	HLA A9, DRw4	[15]
18		Japan	HLA DR2, DR4	[12]
19	Brother and sister	Japan	HLA Aw24-Bw52	*
20		Japan	HLA Aw24-Bw52-Dw12	*
21	Mother and daughter	Japan	-	^†
22		Japan	HLA Bw52-DR2	*
23		Japan	-	^†
24		Japan	HLA Aw19-Bw52-Dw12	*
25		Japan	-	[10]
26	Aunt and niece	Japan	-	*
27		Japan	-	*
28		Japan	HLA Aw24-Bw52-DR2-MTI	*
29		Korea	-	[16]
30	Cousins	Japan	HLA Bw52	*
31	Multiple siblings	Pakistan	-	[5]

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