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Associations of HLA Polymorphisms with Chronic Kidney Disease in Japanese Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients.
Genes - 19 Jul 2023
Higuchi Takashi, Oka Shomi, Furukawa Hiroshi, Shimada Kota, Hashimoto Atsushi, Komiya Akiko, Matsui Toshihiro, Fukui Naoshi, Tohma Shigeto
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: The prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) was reported to be higher in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients than in normal healthy individuals. Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) was associated with RA or CKD. Few studies on the association of HLA with CKD in RA have been reported. Here, we investigated the association of HLA polymorphisms with CKD in Japanese RA patients. METHODS: HLA-DRB1 genotyping...
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