Article
HLA-DPB1 polymorphism in patients with rheumatoid arthritis in Taiwan.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Nov 1995
Yen J H, Chen J R, Tsai W J, Tsai J J, Liu H W
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the role of HLA-DP alleles in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS: HLA-DPB1 alleles were studied in 144 patients with RA and 144 healthy controls using the polymerase chain reaction/sequence specific oligonucleotide probe method. RESULTS: HLA-DPB1*0510...
Topics
- Alleles
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid
- Base Sequence
- HLA-DP Antigens
- HLA-DP beta-Chains
- Humans
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Oligonucleotide Probes
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Taiwan