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HLA-DRB1 gene polymorphisms and its associations with rheumatoid arthritis in Chinese Han women of Shaanxi province, northwest of China.
International journal of immunogenetics - 1 Feb 2016
Wang J, Zhang H, Wang G-Q, Quan Y
Abstract excerpt
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a common chronic autoimmune disease characterized by symmetric polyarthritis. This study was designed to investigate the associations between HLA-DRB1 gene polymorphisms and RA in the Chinese Han population of Shaanxi province, northwest of China. In total, we identified 31 high-resolution HLA-DRB1 alleles in 109 patients with RA. Compared with the controls, the AF of HLA-DRB1*04:05...
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