Susceptibility to and severity of rheumatoid arthritis in multicase families.

doi:10.1093/rheumatology/30.3.181

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Susceptibility to and severity of rheumatoid arthritis in multicase families.

British journal of rheumatology - 1 Jun 1991

Hafez M, el-Battoty M F, Hawas S, el-Ziny M, Sheashaa A, Settin A, Bassiouny M R, Hawas S A

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Fifteen sibships, each having two or more siblings affected by classical or definite RA were studied. They comprised 31 patients with RA (all in remission) and 21 normal siblings. The total severity index of RA was assessed by clinical and radiological indices. For all the patients the following...

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Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Arthritis, Rheumatoid
Child
Female
Genetic Linkage
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
HLA-A Antigens
HLA-B Antigens
HLA-DR Antigens
Haplotypes
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Severity of Illness Index

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