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Impact of shared epitope genotype and ethnicity on erosive disease: a meta-analysis of 3,240 rheumatoid arthritis patients.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Feb 2004
Gorman Jennifer D, Lum Raymond F, Chen John J, Suarez-Almazor Maria E, Thomson Glenys, Criswell Lindsey A
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OBJECTIVE: The strongest known genetic association in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is with HLA-DRB1 alleles that share a similar amino acid sequence, termed the shared epitope (SE). Although many studies have examined the association of the SE with disease severity, the results have been inconsistent, which may reflect the relatively small sample sizes or ethnic differences. The aim of this study was to assess the...
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