Article
[HLA DRB1 polymorphism in rhizomelic pseudo-polyarthritis and Horton disease].
La Revue de medecine interne - 1 Jan 1995
Labbe P, Flipo R M, Fajardy I, Hachulla E, Houvenagel E, Hatron P Y, Duquesnoy B, Danze P M
Abstract excerpt
Some studies have suggested that distribution of HLA DRB1 alleles in polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) resembles that found in giant cell arteritis (GCA). However these data are controversial. OBJECTIVE--To evaluate in French native patients whether PMR immunogenetically resembles GCA in determining HLA DRB1 alleles. PATIENTS AND METHODS--Fourty-five patients were included in the study. Twenty-one patients with PMR...
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