In a population based study of 68 individuals with atopic dermatitis and 94 control individuals it was not possible to demonstrateany significant associations between the disease and gene frequencies of HLA-ABC, ABO, MN, Rhesus, Kell, Duffy, Hp, Gc, Gm, Km/Inv, PGM, AcP, GPT, EsD, GLO, AK, PGD, ADA, and GALT/Gt.