Article
Immune response factors in rheumatic heart disease: meta-analysis of HLA-DR associations and evaluation of additional class II alleles.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology - 1 Aug 1995
Carlquist J F, Ward R H, Meyer K J, Husebye D, Feolo M, Anderson J L
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: This study used a meta-analysis to examine HLA-DR frequencies in rheumatic heart disease and prospectively examined other class II allelic disease associations. BACKGROUND: Studies of rheumatic heart disease have reported HLA class II allelic associations, but these are inconsistent....
Topics
- Alleles
- Case-Control Studies
- Genotype
- HLA-DP Antigens
- HLA-DQ Antigens
- HLA-DQ alpha-Chains
- HLA-DQ beta-Chains
- HLA-DR Antigens
- Histocompatibility Antigens Class II
- Humans
- Lymphocytes
- Odds Ratio
- Prospective Studies
- Rheumatic Heart Disease