[The effect of HLA-DRB4 on the clinical picture of chronic polyarthritis].

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[The effect of HLA-DRB4 on the clinical picture of chronic polyarthritis].

Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie - 1 Jan 2000

Haberhauer G, Peichl P

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61 patients suffering from classic erosive rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with a condition persisting for more than 5 years, were examined together with 69 healthy control subjects with regard to associations to "supertypic" HLA-D specificities. We found a significant increase of HLA-DRw53 in patients...

Topics

Adult
Aged
Alleles
Arthritis, Rheumatoid
Gene Frequency
Genetic Markers
HLA-DQ Antigens
HLA-DR Antigens
HLA-DR4 Antigen
Humans
Middle Aged
Prospective Studies
Risk Factors

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