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Influence of human leucocyte antigen-DRB1 on the susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis and on the production of anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies in a Portuguese population.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases - 1 Feb 2007
Ligeiro D, Fonseca J E, Abade O, Abreu I, Cruz M, Nero P, Cavaleiro J, Teles J, Trindade H, Caetano J M, Branco J
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OBJECTIVE: To clarify the influence of the HLA-DRB1 locus on the susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis and the production of anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies (anti-CCP) in a Portuguese population. METHODS: 141 patients with rheumatoid arthritis fulfilling the American College of Rheumatology 1987 revised criteria for rheumatoid arthritis were compared with 150 healthy controls. Human leucocyte...
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