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[Frequency of DRB1* and DQB1* alleles in Polish patients with dilated cardiomyopathy].
Polski merkuriusz lekarski : organ Polskiego Towarzystwa Lekarskiego - 1 Jul 2002
Bilińska Zofia T, Piatosa Barbara, Kruk Mariusz, Grzybowski Jacek, Demkow Marcin, Michalak Ewa, Ruzyłło Witold
Abstract excerpt
We investigated distribution of HLA class II alleles among 52 unrelated patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) (25 consecutive men, 27 consecutive women, mean age 38 +/- 16 years) to determine if there is any immunogenetic predisposition to the disease. DCM was diagnosed according to WHO criteria. HLA-DR and DQ alleles were examined by PCR-SSP typing. Frequency of DRB1* and DQB1* alleles in the study group...
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