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Genetic susceptibility to juvenile idiopathic arthritis in Iranian children.
Archives of medical research - 1 May 2011
Farivar Shirin, Shiari Reza, Hadi Elham
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: This study was comprised of Iranian children with oligoarthritis and rheumatoid factor negative (RF) polyarthritis subtypes of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) to determine the association of HLA-DRB1 alleles in Iran. METHODS: HLA-DRB1 alleles were investigated in 33 Iranian children with oligoarthritis and RF negative polyarthritis JIA and compared with 45 healthy controls. HLA typing was...
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