HLA class I and class II profiles of patients presenting with Sydenham's chorea.

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Sydenham's chorea (SC) may occur in rheumatic fever (RF) patients without arthritis and carditis. In this study we typed HLA antigens and alleles in patients presenting with the distinct major clinical manifestations of RF, i.e., chorea, carditis, or arthritis, in population and family studies. We evaluated 91 patients with RF for HLA-A, HLA-B, and HLA-DR antigens; of these, 33 had pure chorea, 26 pure carditis,...

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