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Genetic markers linked to rheumatoid arthritis are also strongly associated with articular manifestations in ulcerative colitis patients.
Human immunology - 1 Jan 2000
Núñez Concepción, Alecsandru Diana Meda, Mendoza Juan Luis, Urcelay Elena, Díaz-Rubio Manuel, de la Concha Emilio Gómez, Martinez Alfonso
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Ulcerative colitis is often accompanied by the development of extraintestinal, mainly articular, manifestations. Genetic differences could be underlying that clinical heterogeneity. We performed a case-control study to determine whether TNFab microsatellites or HLA-DR alleles were associated with the development of articular manifestations in patients with ulcerative colitis. With that aim, a total of 84...
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