Unusual DQA-DR haplotypes in rheumatoid vasculitis.

doi:10.1093/rheumatology/32.2.93

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Unusual DQA-DR haplotypes in rheumatoid vasculitis.

British journal of rheumatology - 1 Feb 1993

Hillarby M C, Ollier W E, Davis M, Davidson J, Sanders P A, Grennan D M

Abstract excerpt

DQA and DQB variants and HLA haplotypes were defined in Caucasian subjects with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), in a rheumatoid subset characterized clinically by extra-articular features of major vasculitis, and in controls. DQ variants were defined using a panel of sequence specific oligonucleotide...

Topics

Arthritis, Rheumatoid
Base Sequence
DNA
Female
Genetic Variation
HLA-DQ Antigens
HLA-DQ alpha-Chains
HLA-DQ beta-Chains
HLA-DR Antigens
Haplotypes
Humans
Male
Molecular Sequence Data
Oligonucleotide Probes
Pedigree
Vasculitis

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