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Evidence for linkage of HLA loci in juvenile idiopathic oligoarthritis: independent effects of HLA-A and HLA-DRB1.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Oct 2002
Zeggini Eleftheria, Donn Rachelle P, Ollier William E R, Thomson Wendy
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OBJECTIVE: Although multiple associations between HLA loci and juvenile oligoarthritis have previously been documented, evidence for linkage of HLA loci in oligoarthritis in UK Caucasians with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) has not been described. The aim of this study was to investigate linkage of HLA-A, B, and DRB1 in UK Caucasian JIA patients with oligoarthritis. METHODS: One hundred forty-two families...
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