DNA Typing of HLA-DR/DQ Alleles in Taiwan Chinese With Rheumatic Heart Disease

China Medical University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Rheumatic Heart Disease

Treatments: Procedure: venipuncture to withdraw patient's blood

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00264524

CMU93-M-34

Details and patient eligibility

About

The current study was designed to determine whether the HLA-DRB1, DQA1, DQB1 alleles are associated with the risk and the pattern of valve damage of RHD.

Sex

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 1.Patients with Rheumatic mitral stenosis 2.Chinese Han ethnicity

Exclusion criteria