Dilated cardiomyopathy in identical twins.
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.
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