Human leucocyte antigen phenotypes and gold-induced remissions in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

doi:10.1093/rheumatology/34.4.343

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Human leucocyte antigen phenotypes and gold-induced remissions in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

British journal of rheumatology - 1 Apr 1995

ten Wolde S, Dijkmans B A, van Rood J J, Claas F H, De Vries R R, Hazes J M, van Riel P L, van Gestel A, Breedveld F C

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To assess possible associations between human leucocyte antigens (HLA) and the achievement of remission during gold treatment, HLA typing was performed in 67 rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients with a gold-induced remission and in 25 control RA patients who discontinued gold therapy because of lac...

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Adult
Aged
Arthritis, Rheumatoid
Female
Gold
HLA Antigens
HLA-DR4 Antigen
HLA-DR6 Antigen
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Phenotype
Remission Induction

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