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Associative role of HLA-DRB1 SNP genotypes as risk factors for susceptibility and severity of rheumatoid arthritis: A North-east Indian population-based study.
International journal of immunogenetics - 1 Feb 2018
Das S, Baruah C, Saikia A K, Bose S
Abstract excerpt
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a complex, multifactorial, systemic autoimmune disease. Reports are suggestive of the role of HLA especially HLA-DRB1 alterations in RA pathogenesis. Existing data involving different geographical populations on the role of alterations in specific locus of HLA-DRB1 in RA susceptibility and severity are equivocal, with no data available from ethnically distinct North-east Indian...
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