Article
HLA-DRB1* alleles and temporomandibular joint erosion in patients with various rheumatic diseases.
Scandinavian journal of rheumatology - 1 Jan 2004
Helenius L M J, Hallikainen D, Helenius I, Meurman J H, Koskimies S, Tervahartiala P, Kivisaari L, Hietanen J, Suuronen R, Lindqvist C, Leirisalo-Repo M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between HLA antigens and temporomandibular joint (TMJ) erosion, salivary composition, and focal sialadenitis in patients with rheumatic diseases. METHODS: Eighty-four patients, 24 with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), 19 with mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD), 19 with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), and 22 with spondyloarthropathy (SPA) were studied. Each patient underwent...
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