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Association of DRB1 shared epitope genotypes with early mortality in rheumatoid arthritis: results of eighteen years of followup from the early rheumatoid arthritis study.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 May 2007
Mattey D L, Thomson W, Ollier W E R, Batley M, Davies P G, Gough A K, Devlin J, Prouse P, James D W, Williams P L, Dixey J, Winfield J, Cox N L, Koduri G, Young A
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OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the HLA-DRB1 shared epitope (SE) is associated with early mortality and specific causes of death in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS: HLA-DRB1 genotyping was carried out on blood samples from 767 patients recruited for the Early RA Study (ERAS), a multicenter, in...
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