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HLA-DRB1 status affects endothelial function in treated patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
The American journal of medicine - 1 Jun 2003
Gonzalez-Juanatey Carlos, Testa Ana, Garcia-Castelo Alberto, Garcia-Porrua Carlos, Llorca Javier, Vidan Juan, Hajeer Ali H, Ollier William E, Mattey Derek L, Gonzalez-Gay Miguel A
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PURPOSE: To examine endothelial function in rheumatoid arthritis patients and to assess whether clinical or genetic factors affect the development of endothelial dysfunction. METHODS: Fifty-five patients fulfilling the 1987 American College of Rheumatology classification criteria for rheumatoid arthritis were recruited from Hospital Xeral-Calde, Lugo, Spain. Patients were required to have been treated for at...
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