[Giant cell arteritis--a genetically-determined disease?].

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[Giant cell arteritis--a genetically-determined disease?].

Schweizerische medizinische Wochenschrift - 5 Nov 1994

Schwizer B, Pirovino M

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We report on two siblings with giant cell arteritis (GCA) and polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR). Temporal artery biopsies revealed GCA in three cases, and sclerosis of the wall of the temporal artery in one case. The HLA haplotype was identical in the first pair, and in the second pair HLA-A2, HLA-B39...

Topics

Aged
Female
Giant Cell Arteritis
HLA Antigens
Haplotypes
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Phenotype
Polymyalgia Rheumatica

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