Article
HLA-DMA*0103 and HLA-DMB*0104 alleles as novel prognostic factors in rheumatoid arthritis.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases - 1 Dec 2004
Morel J, Roch-Bras F, Molinari N, Sany J, Eliaou J F, Combe B
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate HLA-DM alleles as markers for disease severity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS: Two distinct cohorts of patients with RA were oligotyped for HLA-DB1 and HLA-DM genes using PCR amplified genomic DNA with sequence specific oligonucleotide probes. Cohort 1 comprised 199 unselected patients with RA (mean (SD) age 45.5 (13.5) years; disease duration 11.9(8.8) years), whose disease severity...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
