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HLA-DRB1 alleles associated with susceptibility or resistance to rheumatoid arthritis, articular deformities, and disability in Mexican Americans.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Jul 1999
del Rincón I, Escalante A
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To study the genetics (HLA-DRB1 allele associations) of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) susceptibility and severity among Mexican Americans, an important, but understudied, US population. METHODS: HLA-DRB1 alleles were compared between 141 Mexican American patients with RA and 54 unrelated Mexican Americans without RA, and the association of these alleles with articular deformities and disability was...
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