Article
Neonatal lupus erythematosus. Report of serological and immunogenetic studies in twins discordant for congenital heart block.
The British journal of dermatology - 1 Mar 1994
Watson R M, Scheel J N, Petri M, Kan J S, Provost T T, Ratrie H, Callan N A
Abstract excerpt
Autoantibody, HLA studies and C4 phenotypes were performed on twins discordant for isolated congenital heart block. Serum from the mother and cord blood from the infants revealed Ro(SSA) and La(SSB) antibodies in all three sera. No significant difference in Ro(SSA) antibody titre was noted in the...
Topics
- Adult
- Antibodies, Antinuclear
- Complement C4
- Diseases in Twins
- Female
- Genotype
- HLA Antigens
- Heart Block
- Humans
- Infant, Newborn
- Lupus Erythematosus, Cutaneous
- Male
- Twins, Dizygotic