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How microchimerism can impart HLA susceptibility in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Chimerism - 1 Jan 2000
Azzouz Doua F, Rak Justyna M, Balandraud Nathalie, Auger Isabelle, Martin Marielle, Roudier Jean, Lambert Nathalie C
Abstract excerpt
Rheumatoid arthritis, a chronic inflammatory joint disease, is strongly associated with HLA-DRB1*01 and *04 alleles that have in common similar 5-amino acid motifs in the third hypervariable region of DRB1 (QKRAA, QRRAA, RRRAA), the so called shared epitope (SE). Most patients with RA carry 1 or 2 doses of the SE, with particular genetic combinations at higher risk. In recent work we provided evidence that...
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