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[The distribution of HLA alleles class I and class II among patientes with psoriatic arthritis in Croatia].
Reumatizam - 1 Jan 2004
Grubić Zorana, Perić Porin, Cecuk-Jelicić Esma, Zunec Renata, Curković Bozidar, Kerhin-Brkljacić Vesna
Abstract excerpt
The aim of the present study was to analyze the distribution of HLA-A, -B, -Cw, and -DRB1 alleles among patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) in Croatia. DNA was isolated from peripheral blood of 58 PsA patients (28 male and 30 female) and tested by PCR-SSP (Polymerase Chain Reaction - Sequence Specific Primers) method for polymorphism of the above mentioned HLA loci. The strongest association between psoriatic...
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