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HLA-DRB1 genes and patients with late onset rheumatoid arthritis.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases - 1 May 2001
Hellier J P, Eliaou J F, Daurès J P, Sany J, Combe B
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To determine the influence of HLA-DRB*1 genes on susceptibility to and severity of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in patients with late onset compared with younger onset disease. METHODS: The clinical, biological, and HLA-DRB1 typing characteristics of two groups of patients were studied retrospectively. Group 1 consisted of 262 patients whose disease onset was before or at the age of 60 (young onset RA...
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