Protective & risk DR phenotypes in Asian Indian patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

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Protective & risk DR phenotypes in Asian Indian patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

The Indian journal of medical research - 1 Feb 1992

Taneja V, Mehra N K, Kailash S, Anand C, Malaviya A N

Abstract excerpt

This study of 168 north Indian patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) confirms the significant association of susceptibility to RA with DR4 specificity (P less than 0.0001). This association was observed equally in familial as well as sporadic patients. The HLA-DR2 and DR5 alleles were identifie...

Topics

Adolescent
Adult
Arthritis, Rheumatoid
Disease Susceptibility
Female
Genes, MHC Class II
HLA-DR Antigens
Humans
India
Male
Middle Aged
Phenotype
Risk Factors

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