Lack of influence of non-inherited maternal HLA-DR alleles on susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis.

doi:10.1136/ard.54.4.311

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Lack of influence of non-inherited maternal HLA-DR alleles on susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis.

Annals of the rheumatic diseases - 1 Apr 1995

Silman A J, Hay E M, Worthington J, Thomson W, Pepper L, Davidson J, Dyer P A, Ollier W E

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OBJECTIVE: To reproduce findings from previous reports that non-inherited maternal HLA class II antigens might contribute to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) susceptibility in the offspring. METHODS: Families were recruited from the Arthritis and Rheumatism Council's National Repository of RA families a...

Topics

Alleles
Arthritis, Rheumatoid
Disease Susceptibility
Female
HLA-DR Antigens
HLA-DR4 Antigen
HLA-DRB1 Chains
Humans
Male
Mothers

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