Article
HLA-D region antigens in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Feb 1991
McCusker C T, Reid B, Green D, Gladman D D, Buchanan W W, Singal D P
Abstract excerpt
We studied the distribution of HLA-D region antigens in 2 groups of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients: those with mild, nonprogressive disease, and those with severe disease. The results demonstrate that DR4 was significantly increased in both RA patient populations. The frequencies of DR1 and D...
Topics
- Alleles
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid
- Gene Amplification
- Gold
- HLA-D Antigens
- HLA-DR Antigens
- HLA-DR4 Antigen
- Humans
- Oligonucleotide Probes
- Polymerase Chain Reaction