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No support for HLA-DQ encoded susceptibility in rheumatoid arthritis.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Aug 1999
de Vries N, van Elderen C, Tijssen H, van Riel P L, van de Putte L B
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To test predictions based on data from immunogenetic and peptide-binding studies of collagen-induced arthritis in mice, in which it has been suggested that susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) might be determined by the interaction between susceptibility alleles at the HLA-DQ locus and protective alleles at the HLA-DRB1 locus (including susceptibility effects for HLA-DQ7 and DQ8). METHODS:...
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