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Role of HLA class II genes in susceptibility/resistance to inflammatory arthritis: studies with humanized mice.
Immunological reviews - 1 Jan 2010
Taneja Veena, David Chella S
Abstract excerpt
Predisposition to develop rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has been associated with certain human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class II molecules, although the mechanism is still unknown. Various experimental animal models of inflammatory arthritis have been studied to address the role of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes in pathogenesis. We have generated transgenic mice expressing HLA class II molecules (DR and...
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