[The HLA-associated immunological mechanisms in rheumatic involvement of the myocardium].

Article

[The HLA-associated immunological mechanisms in rheumatic involvement of the myocardium].

Terapevticheskii arkhiv - 1 Jan 1995

Afanas'ev Iu I, Kadyrova R T, Iazdovskiĭ V V

Abstract excerpt

The examination of 95 Uzbeks with rheumatic myocardium and 60 healthy subjects of the same nationality has found accumulation in the patients' phenotypes of antigens HLA-B17, HLA-B21 and HLA-Cw4. A high PHA-induced response of T-lymphocytes occurred in HLA-Cw4- and especially in HLA-B21-positive...

Topics

Adolescent
Adult
HLA Antigens
Humans
Killer Cells, Natural
Middle Aged
Phenotype
Rheumatic Heart Disease
T-Lymphocytes
Uzbekistan

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