title: Dilated cardiomyopathy in identical twins.
abstract: Identical twins had dilated cardiomyopathy and evidence of an autoimmune process involving both the heart and thyroid gland. An inherited abnormality of immune regulation is suggested as a possible basis for these unusual findings.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D004200:Diseases in Twins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000150:complications; D014430:Twins, Monozygotic