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HLA-DRB1*01 and DRB1*04 alleles in Sardinian rheumatoid arthritis patients.
Tissue antigens - 1 Jan 1999
Carcassi C, Passiu G, Lai S, Sanna G, Cauli A, Alba F, Mathieu A, Contu L
Abstract excerpt
In Sardinia, like in other Caucasoid populations, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is significantly associated with HLA-DR4 and DR1 antigens. To discover which DR4 and DR1 alleles were associated with the disease we selected 22 Sardinian patients affected by RA. Fifty DR4+ and 28 DR1+ healthy individuals coming from the same geographical area were used as controls. In the Sardinian patients only two DRB1*04 alleles were...
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