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Associations between HLA-DRB1, RANK, RANKL, OPG, and IL-17 genotypes and disease severity phenotypes in Japanese patients with early rheumatoid arthritis.
Clinical rheumatology - 1 Dec 2007
Furuya Takefumi, Hakoda Masayuki, Ichikawa Naomi, Higami Kenshi, Nanke Yuki, Yago Toru, Kamatani Naoyuki, Kotake Shigeru
Abstract excerpt
We examined associations between human leukocyte antigen DRB1 (HLA-DRB1) shared epitope (SE), receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappaB (RANK), RANK ligand (RANKL), osteoprotegerin (OPG), and interleukin 17 (IL-17) genotypes with age of disease onset and radiographic progression in Japanese patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA). HLA-DRB1 genotypes were evaluated in 123 patients with early RA (98 female,...
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