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Human leukocyte antigen DRB1*04 is associated with rheumatoid arthritis in Kuwaiti patients.
Joint bone spine - 1 Jan 2006
Alsaeid Khaled, Alawadhi Adel, Al-Saeed Osama, Haider Mohammed Z
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OBJECTIVES: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a common, complex autoimmune disease known to be associated with inheritance of certain human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DR alleles in different populations. This study investigated the association of DRB1 alleles in Kuwaiti patients with RA. MATERIALS AND METHODS: DRB1 alleles were analyzed in 47 Kuwaiti patients and 70 ethnically matched controls using a DNA-based sequence...
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