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Clinical and immunogenetic characterization in psoriatic arthritis patients.
Clinical rheumatology - 1 Aug 2015
Schneeberger Emilce Edith, Citera Gustavo, Rodríguez Gil Gustavo, Granel Amelia, Arturi Alfredo, Rosemffet Gabriel Marcos, Maldonado Cocco José Antonio, Berman Alberto, Spindler Alberto, Morales Victor Hugo
Abstract excerpt
In psoriatic arthritis (PsA), genetic factors play a substantial role in disease susceptibility as well as in its expression. This study aims to determine the distribution of class I and class II HLA antigens in PsA patients and secondly to analyze the influence of genetic factors in the clinical expression of the disease. Consecutive PsA patients (CASPAR criteria) with less than 1 year of disease duration were...
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