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The contribution of HLA-DQB1 coding and QBP promoter alleles to anti-Ro alone autoantibody response in systemic lupus erythematosus.
Rheumatology (Oxford, England) - 1 Mar 2002
Logar D, Vidan-Jeras B, Dolzan V, Bozic B, Kveder T
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OBJECTIVE: To analyse the influence of HLA-DR, DQ and corresponding DQA1 and DQB1 promoter alleles (QAP and QBP) on the anti-Ro alone autoantibody response in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). METHODS: Sixty-five unrelated anti-La antibody-negative SLE patients, 37 of them with and 28 without anti-Ro antibodies, were included. Anti-Ro antibodies were determined by both counter-immunoelectrophoresis and...
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