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Shared-epitope HLA-DRB1 alleles and sex ratio in Italian patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Joint bone spine - 1 Jan 2004
Bongi S Maddali, Porfirio B, Rombolà G, Palasciano A, Beneforti E, Bianucci G
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between the HLA-DRB1 alleles sharing the epitope (Q/R)(K/R)RAA and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in a large sample of Italian patients (N = 264) recruited from a single centre over the last 5 years. METHODS: Patients' classification according to the ACR criteria. DNA typing of HLA-DRB1 alleles by conventional polymerase chain reaction sequence specific oligonucleotide probing...
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