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Immunogenetic aspects of erosive osteoarthritis of the hand in patients from northern Italy
5 Oct 2010
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OBJECTIVES: To compare the distribution of human leucocyte antigen (HLA) class I and II alleles in patients with erosive hand osteoarthritis (EHOA) to that of patients with non-erosive hand OA (non-EHOA) and in healthy Italian Bone Marrow Donors (IBMDs), in order to evaluate possible immunogenetic associations with EHOA. In the EHOA group we also sought possible associations between HLA alleles and disease...
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