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Influence of HLA-DRB1 and TNF microsatellite polymorphisms on the expression of extraarticular manifestations in rheumatoid arthritis patients from northwest Spain.
Clinical and experimental rheumatology - 1 Jan 2000
Mattey D L, Gonzalez-Gay M A, Garcia-Porrua C, Thomson W, Hajeer A H, Ollier W E
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether extraarticular manifestations (EAM) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients from northwest (NW) Spain are associated with particular HLA-DRB1 alleles and/or TNF microsatellite polymorphisms. METHODS: The frequencies of HLA-DRB1 alleles and TNF microsatellite polymorphisms were compared between RA patients with and without extraarticular disease in a population from Lugo, NW Spain....
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