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A measure of limited joint motion and deformity correlates with HLA-DRB1 and DQB1 alleles in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases - 1 Nov 1999
Cranney A, Goldstein R, Pham B, Newkirk M M, Karsh J
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OBJECTIVE: To assess factors associated with a poor outcome in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a measure was developed of limited joint motion and deformity, a deformity index (DI), and correlated biochemical and genetic variables with the magnitude of the DI. METHODS: Forty patients were evaluated in a cross sectional study. Clinical measures included the DI and Health Assessment Questionnaire, and disease variables...
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