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HLA-DRB1*0407 and *1304 are risk factors for scleroderma renal crisis.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Feb 2011
Nguyen Binh, Mayes Maureen D, Arnett Frank C, del Junco Deborah, Reveille John D, Gonzalez Emilio B, Draeger Hilda T, Perry Marilyn, Hendiani Amir, Anand Kiran K, Assassi Shervin
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OBJECTIVE: To examine the predictive role of HLA genetic markers in scleroderma renal crisis (SRC), beyond the known clinical correlates, in a large population of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). METHODS: SSc patients from the Scleroderma Family Registry and DNA Repository, the Genetics versus Environment in Scleroderma Outcomes Study, and the rheumatology division registry at the University of Texas...
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