Associations of HLA-DRB1 alleles with anti-citrullinated protein antibody-positive and anti-citrullinated protein antibody-negative rheumatoid arthritis in northern east part of Turkey.

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AIM: The aim of this study was to investigate the associations between human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DRB1 alleles with genetic susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and production of antibodies against cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti-CCP antibody) and rheumatoid factor (RF) in Turkish RA patients. METHODS: We studied 291 RA patients and 253 controls. Genotyping was performed by polymerase chain reaction...

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