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Analysis of the HLA-DR gene frequencies in Japanese cases of juveniles rheumatoid arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis by oligonucleotide DNA typing.
Rheumatology international - 1 Jan 1993
Okubo H, Itou K, Tanaka S, Watanabe N, Kashiwagi N, Obata F
Abstract excerpt
HLA-DR gene frequencies in 59 Japanese children with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) and 62 Japanese adults with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) were analyzed by oligonucleotide DNA typing. As in other studies, the frequency of DRB1*0405 in RA patients was significantly higher than in the Japanese controls. In a comparison of non-classified JRA patients with Japanese controls, no significant differences were...
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