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HLA-DRB1 frequency in patients with familial and sporadic rheumatoid arthritis in north east of Iran.
Clinical rheumatology - 1 Jan 2014
Saghafi Massoud, Nohesara Najmeh, Rafatpanah Houshang, Shariati Jaleh, Shakeri Mohamad Taghi
Abstract excerpt
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the joints that has a strong correlation with HLA-DRB1. Family history is considered a known risk factor for RA. The aims of this study were to compare the frequency of HLA-DRB1 alleles between patients with sporadic and familial RA and also between healthy controls with RA patients (sporadic and familial) and clarify if familial RA is more severe...
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