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Anti-beta-receptor antibodies in familial cardiomyopathy: correlation with HLA-DR and HLA-DQ gene polymorphisms.
American heart journal - 1 Feb 1994
Limas C, Limas C J, Boudoulas H, Bair R, Graber H, Sparks L, Wooley C F
Abstract excerpt
The presence of beta-receptor autoantibodies and their relationship to restriction fragment length polymorphisms of the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class II genes were studied in 42 affected and unaffected members of a family with a heritable disorder of the conduction system and cardiac muscle. Antibodies were detected in 34% of all members (59% of affected and 22% of unaffected; p < 0.01). Significant...
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