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Differential association of HLA-DRB1 alleles in Japanese patients with early rheumatoid arthritis in relationship to autoantibodies to cyclic citrullinated peptide.
Clinical and experimental rheumatology - 1 Jan 2000
Furuya T, Hakoda M, Ichikawa N, Higami K, Nanke Y, Yago T, Kobashigawa T, Tokunaga K, Tsuchiya N, Kamatani N, Kotake S
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the role of HLA-DRB1 genotypes and antibodies to cyclic citrullinated peptides (anti-CCP antibodies) in the development and radiographic progression of Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS: One hundred and ten patients with early RA (88 female, 22 male) who visited our clinic within 1 year of symptom onset were examined for anti-CCP antibody levels and HLA-DRB1...
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