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HLA-DPbeta chain may confer the susceptibility to hepatitis C virus-associated hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
International journal of immunogenetics - 1 Feb 2008
Shichi D, Matsumori A, Naruse T K, Inoko H, Kimura A
Abstract excerpt
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a heart muscle disease characterized by hypertrophy and diastolic dysfunction of cardiac ventricles. It is suggested that one possible aetiology of HCM is the hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, but molecular mechanisms underlying development of HCV-associated HCM (HCV-HCM) remains unknown. Because the human leucocyte antigen (HLA) molecule is involved in the control of...
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