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Differential major histocompatibility complex class I chain-related A allele associations with skin and joint manifestations of psoriatic disease.
Tissue antigens - 1 Jun 2011
Pollock R, Chandran V, Barrett J, Eder L, Pellett F, Yao C, Lino M, Shanmugarajah S, Farewell V T, Gladman D D
Abstract excerpt
About 30% of patients with psoriasis have psoriatic arthritis (PsA), an inflammatory arthritis that can affect both axial and peripheral joints. Major histocompatibility complex class I chain-related A (MICA) alleles have previously been shown to be associated with PsA; however it is unclear whether there is a differential association of MICA alleles with skin and joint manifestations of PsA. Here, we describe a...
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