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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
Abstract excerpt
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 studied for HLA haplotype segregation. RESULTS: HLA haplotype sharing among affected sibs was observed more often than...
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