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DQw7 and the C4B null allele in rheumatoid arthritis and Felty's syndrome.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases - 1 Dec 1990
Clarkson R, Bate A S, Grennan D M, Chattopadhyay C, Sanders P, Davis M, Kelly C
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DQ beta and C4 null alleles have been defined in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, Felty's syndrome, and in control subjects. Comparison of DR4 positive subjects shows that rheumatoid disease without extra-articular features has no preferential associations with either DQ beta or C4 null variants. In Felty's syndrome there are significant associations with both the class II major histocompatibility complex...
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