title: [Frequency of DRB1* and DQB1* alleles in Polish patients with dilated cardiomyopathy].
abstract: We investigated distribution of HLA class II alleles among 52 unrelated patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) (25 consecutive men, 27 consecutive women, mean age 38 +/- 16 years) to determine if there is any immunogenetic predisposition to the disease. DCM was diagnosed according to WHO criteria. HLA-DR and DQ alleles were examined by PCR-SSP typing. Frequency of DRB1* and DQB1* alleles in the study group was compared to local control group (n = 126 for DRB1* and n = 76 for DQB1* alleles). There was a non-significant increase in the frequency of HLA-DRB1*03 (chi square = 4.78, p < 0.05, p corrected for multiple comparisons (pcorr)--NS) and HLA-DQB1*02 (chi square = 4.92, p < 0.05, pcorr--NS) among DCM patients as compared to controls. Frequency of DRB1*04 allele was lower than expected (chi square = 4.58, p < 0.05, pcorr--NS). DRB1*03 is associated with several autoimmune diseases, of interest it confers risk for idiopathic myopathy in Polish patients. Heterozygosity for DRB1*03/DRB1*04, known for association with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus was found in 3 patients (5.7%), two of them had adult-onset insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. There was a tendency to overrepresentation of DRB1*08 among men with DCM. In conclusion, these data give some support for autoimmune involvement in the pathogenesis of dilated cardiomyopathy.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000483:Alleles; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D005260:Female; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006683:HLA-DQ Antigens / Q000235:genetics*; D059866:HLA-DQ beta-Chains; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens / Q000235:genetics*; D059811:HLA-DRB1 Chains; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D018807:Polymorphism, Single-Stranded Conformational; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D006683:HLA-DQ Antigens; D059866:HLA-DQ beta-Chains; C069051:HLA-DQB1 antigen; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens; D059811:HLA-DRB1 Chains
vernacular_title: Czestość wystepowania alleli DRB1* i DQB1* u chorych na kardiomiopatie rozstrzeniowa.