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Nationwide collaborative study of HLA class II associations with distinct types of juvenile chronic arthritis (JCA) in Greece.
European journal of immunogenetics : official journal of the British Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics - 1 Aug 1999
Pratsidou-Gertsi P, Kanakoudi-Tsakalidou F, Spyropoulou M, Germenis A, Adam K, Taparkou A, Siamopoulou A, Drakou C, Konstantinidis T, Prieur A M, Stavropoulos-Giokas C
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to investigate the association of different groups and subgroups of juvenile chronic arthritis (JCA) with HLA class II (DR, DP, DQ) alleles and/or haplotypes. Groups and subgroups were mainly distinguished on the basis of the type of onset, the course and complications of the disease, and some predefined disease markers according to the criteria proposed by the ILAR Standing Committee...
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