Association of HLA-DR4-Dw15 (DRB1*0405) and DR10 with rheumatoid arthritis in a Spanish population.

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Association of HLA-DR4-Dw15 (DRB1*0405) and DR10 with rheumatoid arthritis in a Spanish population.

Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Jun 1993

Yelamos J, Garcia-Lozano J R, Moreno I, Aguilera I, Gonzalez M F, Garcia A, Nuñez-Roldan A, Sanchez B

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OBJECTIVE: To analyze the associations of HLA class II antigens with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in a Spanish population. METHODS: We used DNA oligotyping to determine DR types, DQA1 and DQB1 alleles, and DR4 variants in 70 unrelated seropositive RA patients and 189 healthy controls living in Spain...

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Alleles
Arthritis, Rheumatoid
HLA-D Antigens
HLA-DR Antigens
HLA-DR4 Antigen
Humans
Middle Aged
Spain

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