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Association of HLA-DR7 with rheumatic fever in the Brazilian population.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Jun 2000
Visentainer J E, Pereira F C, Dalalio M M, Tsuneto L T, Donadio P R, Moliterno R A
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Rheumatic fever (RF) is a multisystem inflammatory disease that develops as a sequel of untreated throat infection by the group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus. As HLA antigens are known to be important in controlling immunological responsiveness, studies have investigated HLA antigen association with RF. Studies with Caucasians, Black Americans, and Indians showed associations with HLA-DR4, DR2, and...
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