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HLA class I and class II HLA DRB profiles in Egyptian children with rheumatic valvular disease.
Pediatric cardiology - 1 Jul 2010
El-Hagrassy Nashwa, El-Chennawi Farha, Zaki Maysaa El-Sayed, Fawzy Hossam, Zaki Adel, Joseph Nabeil
Abstract excerpt
Poststreptococcal sequelae, especially acute rheumatic fever/rheumatic heart disease continues to occur in significant proportions in many parts of the world, especially in less developed countries. An important factor in the study of rheumatic heart disease is the human genetic susceptibility to the disease. The aim of the present study was to detect the most prevalent HLA class I and class II types associated...
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