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Protective effect of noninherited maternal HLA-DR antigens on rheumatoid arthritis development.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 11 Dec 2007
Feitsma Anouk L, Worthington Jane, van der Helm-van Mil Annette H M, Plant Darren, Thomson Wendy, Ursum Jennie, van Schaardenburg Dirkjan, van der Horst-Bruinsma Irene E, van Rood Jon J, Huizinga Tom W J, Toes René E M, de Vries René R P
Abstract excerpt
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a complex genetic disorder in which the HLA-region contributes most to the genetic risk. HLA-DRB1-molecules containing the amino acid sequence DERAA (i.e., HLA-DRB1*0103, *0402, *1102, *1103, *1301, *1302, and *1304) are associated with protection from RA. It has been...
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