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HLA-C locus alleles may modulate the clinical expression of psoriatic arthritis.
Arthritis research & therapy - 1 Jan 2006
Queiro Ruben, Gonzalez Segundo, López-Larrea Carlos, Alperi Mercedes, Sarasqueta Cristina, Riestra Jose Luis, Ballina Javier
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The aim of the present study was to evaluate the relative contribution of human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-C locus alleles in determining the risk and the clinical expression of psoriatic arthritis (PsA). One hundred PsA patients were randomly selected and grouped into three disease subsets: oligoarthritis (n = 40), polyarthritis (n = 25) and spondylitis (n = 35). The HLA-C locus profile of this cohort was studied...
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