Article
The role of T cell receptor beta chain genes in susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Jan 1995
McDermott M, Kastner D L, Holloman J D, Schmidt-Wolf G, Lundberg A S, Sinha A A, Hsu C, Cashin P, Molloy M G, Mulcahy B
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the role of the T cell receptor beta chain locus (TCRB) in genetic susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS: Twenty-eight multiplex RA families were recruited from 3 rheumatology outpatient departments. All members were genotyped for a highly informative microsatellite (V beta 6.7), a V beta 12.2 SSCP marker, and a biallelic C beta restriction fragment length polymorphism. Data...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Alleles
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid
- Disease Susceptibility
- Female
- Genetic Markers
- Genotype
- HLA-DR Antigens
- Humans
- Male
