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HLA-DRB1, DQA1, and DQB1 alleles associated with giant cell arteritis in northern Italy.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Nov 1999
Salvarani C, Boiardi L, Mantovani V, Ranzi A, Cantini F, Olivieri I, Viggiani M, Bragliani M, Macchioni P
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate by molecular typing the possible associations of HLA-DRB1, DQA1, and DQB1 alleles with biopsy proven giant cell arteritis (GCA) in a Mediterranean country, and to examine possible relationships between these alleles and GCA clinical subsets. METHODS: Thirty-nine patients from the Reggio Emilia area diagnosed over a 12 year period with biopsy proven GCA were studied. The clinical findings at...
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