Killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor gene's repertoire in rheumatoid arthritis.

doi:10.1080/03009740500381252

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Killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor gene's repertoire in rheumatoid arthritis.

Scandinavian journal of rheumatology - 1 Jan 2000

Yen J-H, Lin C-H, Tsai W-C, Wu C-C, Ou T-T, Hu C-J, Liu H-W

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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the role of the killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) gene's repertoire in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in Taiwan. METHODS: KIR genotypes were determined in 122 patients with RA and 96 healthy controls by the sequence-specific primer polymerase chain reaction (SSP-PCR) method. Human leucocyte antigen (HLA)-C genotyping was also performed simultaneously in 72...

Topics

Arthritis, Rheumatoid
DNA
Female
Gene Frequency
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Genotype
HLA-C Antigens
Humans
Killer Cells, Natural
Male
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Receptors, Immunologic
Receptors, KIR
Risk Factors
Taiwan

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PMID: 16641046
DOI: 10.1080/03009740500381252

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