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Predominance of HLA-DRB1*0405 in Korean patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases - 1 Dec 1995
Kim H Y, Kim T G, Park S H, Lee S H, Cho C S, Han H
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OBJECTIVE: To identify the association of HLA-DR4 subtypes with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in Koreans. METHODS: Ninety five patients with RA and 118 normal control subjects were examined for HLA-DR antigens by serology. Subtypes of HLA-DR4 were determined by allele specific oligonucleotide typing. RESULTS: The phenotype frequency of HLA-DR4 in RA patients was significantly greater than that in controls (60.0%...
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