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HLA-C locus and genetic susceptibility to psoriatic arthritis in Romanian population.
Tissue antigens - 1 Apr 2011
Popa O M, Popa L, Dutescu M I, Bojinca M, Bojinca V, Ciofu C, Bara C, Mrazek F, Petrek M
Abstract excerpt
We determined the distribution of human leukocyte antigen-C (HLA-C) allelic groups in a cohort of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) patients and a control population of Romanian ethnicity. A nominal association of HLA-C*06 with susceptibility to PsA was observed [P = 0.014, p(corr) > 0.05, odds ratio (OR) 2.1, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.08-4.46]. When subanalyzing data according to PsA clinical phenotypes,...
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