title: HLA antigens in cardiomyopathic Chilean chagasics.
abstract: The distribution of HLA antigens in a sample of 124 Chagas serologically positive Chilean individuals was studied. The sample was subdivided according to the presence or absence of chagasic cardiomyopathy, in order to search for genetic differences associated with this pathological condition. The frequency of antigen B40 in the presence of antigen Cw3 was found to be significantly lower in subjects with cardiomyopathy. We tentatively suggest that the presence of these antigens among noncardiomyopathics is associated with a decreased susceptibility to develop chagasic cardiomyopathy in the Chilean population.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Biología Celular y Genética, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Llop
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rothhammer
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Acuña
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Apt
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002598:Chagas Cardiomyopathy / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D002677:Chile; D015343:DNA Probes, HLA; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D005787:Gene Frequency; D005819:Genetic Markers; D006680:HLA Antigens / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D015343:DNA Probes, HLA; D005819:Genetic Markers; D006680:HLA Antigens