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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 DR4-associated DQw7 alleles, however, were different in these 2 groups of patients. DR1 was significantly increased only...
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