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HLA-DRB1 allele distribution and its relation to rheumatoid arthritis in eastern Black Sea Turkish population.
Rheumatology international - 1 Apr 2012
Uçar Fahri, Karkucak Murat, Alemdaroğlu Emel, Capkin Erhan, Yücel Burcu, Sönmez Mehmet, Tosun Mehmet, Karaca Adem
Abstract excerpt
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA [MIM 180300]) is a complex, polygenic inflammatory autoimmune disease, resulting from interactions between genetic and environmental factors. Some of the RA-associated HLA-DRB1 alleles have shared epitope, but their distribution varies among different racial/ethnic groups. This study was aimed at investigating the distribution of HLA-DRB1 alleles in patients with RA in eastern Black Sea...
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