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The Association Between HLA Genetic Susceptibility Markers and Sonographic Enthesitis in Psoriatic Arthritis.
Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) - 1 May 2018
Polachek Ari, Cook Richard, Chandran Vinod, Abji Fatima, Gladman Dafna, Eder Lihi
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Enthesitis is an important pathophysiologic component of psoriatic arthritis (PsA). HLA genes are implicated in the pathogenesis of PsA. Little is known about the relationship between HLA genetic susceptibility markers and enthesitis in PsA patients. Our aim was to examine the association between HLA genetic susceptibility markers and sonographic enthesitis in PsA. METHODS: A cross-sectional analysis...
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