HLA-linked susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis. A study of forty-one multicase families from northern India.

doi:10.1002/art.1780361009

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HLA-linked susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis. A study of forty-one multicase families from northern India.

Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Oct 1993

Taneja V, Mehra N K, Anand C, Malaviya A N

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OBJECTIVE: To analyze segregation of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with HLA-DR4 and/or other alleles in multicase RA families and to compare the segregation patterns among affected and unaffected sibs. METHODS: Forty-one multicase families (22 multiplex and 19 simplex) of northern Indian origin were...

Topics

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Alleles
Arthritis, Rheumatoid
Female
Genetic Linkage
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
HLA Antigens
HLA-DR4 Antigen
Haplotypes
Heterozygote
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Rheumatoid Factor

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