Topuriia A Sh, Polianskaia I S, Kilasoniia L O
Ter Arkh. 1990;62(5):12-4.
The authors studied the distribution of class I and II HLA antigens in 51 Georgian patients with rheumatic heart disease. Statistically significant differences were found between the study group and controls, regarding HLA-AI, Aw19 and Bw22 distribution. The relative risk ratio was, respectively, 2.94, 3.82 and 4.40.