Article
Possible involvement of the HLA-DQB1 gene in susceptibility and resistance to human dilated cardiomyopathy.
American heart journal - 1 Jun 1995
Limas C J, Limas C, Goldenberg I F, Blair R
Abstract excerpt
There is evidence that autoimmunity plays a role in the pathogenesis of dilated cardiomyopathy and that susceptibility to the disease is related to products of human leukocyte antigens (HLA) class II genes. We compared the distribution of HLA-DQA1 and -DQB1 alleles and haplotypes in 44 normal controls and 34 patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy patients. The distribution of two DQA1-DQB1 haplotypes...
Topics
- Adult
- Alleles
- Autoantibodies
- Base Sequence
- Cardiomyopathy, Dilated
- Disease Susceptibility
- Female
- Genes, MHC Class II
- HLA-DQ Antigens
- HLA-DQ alpha-Chains
- HLA-DQ beta-Chains
