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Congenital heart block in one of the HLA identical twins
R Kaaja1, H Julkunen, P Ammälä
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Helsinki, Finland.
European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology
|September 1, 1993
Abstract:
A case of HLA identical twins with one affected by congenital heart block is reported. Both twins, as their mother, had more than 12-fold higher anti-Ro antibody titers compared to healthy controls, but no differences were observed between the affected and the healthy baby. It is possible that there is a third factor causing the manifestation of this disease.