GeneticsThe Journal of Infectious DiseasesPeer-reviewed
Genome-wide analysis of genetic risk factors for rheumatic heart disease in Aboriginal Australians provides support for pathogenic molecular mimicry
Lesley-Ann Gray, Heather A D’Antoine, Steven Y. C. Tong…·Jonathan Rhys Carapetis
This study identifies HLA-DQA1-DQB1 variants as genetic risk factors for rheumatic heart disease in Aboriginal Australians, supporting molecular mimicry as a pathogenic mechanism.
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