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HLA-DR-DQ haplotypes and genotypes in Finnish patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases - 1 Nov 2004
Laivoranta-Nyman S, Möttönen T, Hermann R, Tuokko J, Luukkainen R, Hakala M, Hannonen P, Korpela M, Yli-Kerttula U, Toivanen A, Ilonen J
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OBJECTIVES: To elucidate the contribution of HLA-DR-DQ haplotypes and their genotypic combinations to susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis, and to evaluate the various models for HLA associated risk for the disease in a series of Finnish patients. METHODS: 322 Finnish patients with rheumatoid arthritis were typed for common north European HLA-DR-DQ haplotypes and compared with a series of 1244 artificial family...
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