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Polymorphism in MICA rather than HLA-B/C genes is associated with psoriatic arthritis in the Jewish population.
Human immunology - 1 Jun 2001
González S, Brautbar C, Martínez-Borra J, López-Vazquez A, Segal R, Blanco-Gelaz M A, Enk C D, Safriman C, López-Larrea C
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to examine whether the association of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) with human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I genes is secondary to linkage disequilibrium with a nearby gene. We examined a sample of the Jewish population to investigate whether HLA-B/C and DR polymorphism is associated with susceptibility, or whether other closely related class I loci, such as the major histocompatibility...
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