Article
Molecular genetic analysis of HLA-DR and HLA-DQ genes among anti-U1-70-kd autoantibody positive connective tissue disease patients.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Jan 1992
Kaneoka H, Hsu K C, Takeda Y, Sharp G C, Hoffman R W
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: We have recently found that the presence of autoantibodies against the 70-kd polypeptide of U1 RNP (U1-70-kd) is associated with HLA-DR4 and DR2. To further characterize this association, we performed a molecular genetic analysis of HLA-DR and DQ genes among patients with autoantibodie...
Topics
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Autoantibodies
- Base Sequence
- Connective Tissue Diseases
- DNA
- Epitopes
- Female
- Genotype
- HLA-DQ Antigens
- HLA-DQ alpha-Chains
- HLA-DQ beta-Chains
- HLA-DR Antigens
