Diagnostic use of B-cell alloantigen D8/17 in rheumatic chorea.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Two unrelated patients with a family history of rheumatic fever had isolated, acquired chorea. Both index cases, as well as affected family members, had increased expression of the rheumatic B-cell alloantigen D8/17. This test may help differentiate Sydenham chorea from lupus chorea.
Medical subject headings
- B-Lymphocytes
- Chorea
- Isoantigens
- Rheumatic Fever