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Association of complement factor B allotypes and serum biomarkers in rheumatoid arthritis patients and their relatives.
International journal of immunogenetics - 1 Dec 2015
Nass F R, Skare T L, Goeldner I, Nisihara R, Messias-Reason I J, Utiyama S R R
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The aim of the study was to investigate the allotypic variability of complement factor B (BF) in patients and relatives with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and its association with serological biomarkers and clinical features of the disease. BF allotypes were determined by high-voltage agarose gel electrophoresis in serum samples of 180 patients with RA, 198 relatives and 98 controls from Southern Brazil. Anticyclic...
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