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Clinical and immunogenetic characteristics of European multicase rheumatoid arthritis families.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases - 1 Jun 2001
Balsa A, Barrera P, Westhovens R, Alves H, Maenaut K, Pascual-Salcedo D, Cornélis F, Bardin T, Riente L, Radstake T R, de Almeida G, Lepage V, Stravopoulos C, Spaepen M, Lopes-Vaz A, Charron D, Martinez M, Prudhomme J F, Migliorini P, Fritz P
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To describe the characteristics of a new set of European families with affected sib pairs (ASP) collected by the European Consortium on Rheumatoid Arthritis Families (ECRAF) to replicate the results of our first genome scan. Potential gradients for disease severity in Europe and concordance within families were studied. PATIENTS AND METHODS: From 1996 to 1998 European white families with at least two...
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