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Non-inherited maternal human leukocyte antigen alleles in susceptibility to familial rheumatoid arthritis.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases - 1 Jan 2009
Guthrie K A, Tishkevich N R, Nelson J L
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Some patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) lack RA-associated human leukocyte antigen (HLA) alleles. Prior studies investigated non-inherited maternal HLA alleles (NIMA) in RA risk with conflicting results. METHODS: We examined NIMA in a large cohort of families from the North American Rheumatoid Arthritis Consortium (NARAC). RESULTS: Among 620 patients with 1 or both parents having a HLA genotype,...
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