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Analysis of TAP and HLA-DM polymorphism in thai rheumatoid arthritis.
Human immunology - 1 Mar 2000
Vejbaesya S, Luangtrakool P, Luangtrakool K, Sermduangprateep C, Parivisutt L
Abstract excerpt
Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease with a strong association with DR4 in many populations. In the Thai population, rheumatoid arthritis is associated with DRB1*0405. To evaluate the role of polymorphism in TAP and HLA-DM genes, which are important in antigen processing and presentation in predisposition to rheumatoid arthritis, 82 Thai patients with rheumatoid arthritis and 100 unrelated normal...
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