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A new classification of HLA-DRB1 alleles differentiates predisposing and protective alleles for autoantibody production in rheumatoid arthritis.
Arthritis research & therapy - 1 Jan 2007
Gourraud Pierre-Antoine, Dieudé Philippe, Boyer Jean-Frédéric, Nogueira Leonor, Cambon-Thomsen Anne, Mazières Bernard, Cornélis François, Serre Guy, Cantagrel Alain, Constantin Arnaud
Abstract excerpt
The HLA-DRB1 gene was reported to be associated with anticitrullinated protein/peptide autoantibody (ACPA) production in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. A new classification of HLA-DRB1 alleles, reshaping the shared epitope (SE) hypothesis, was recently found relevant in terms of RA susceptibility and structural severity. We investigated the relevance of this new classification of HLA-DRB1 SE+ alleles in...
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