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Clinical correlations with HLA type in Japanese patients with connective tissue disease and anti-U1 small nuclear RNP antibodies.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Jun 1996
Kuwana M, Okano Y, Kaburaki J, Inoko H
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OBJECTIVE: To elucidate the roles of HLA genes in the clinical presentation of patients with connective tissue disease and serum anti-U1 small nuclear RNP antibody. METHODS: HLA class I antigens and HLA class II alleles were determined in 43 Japanese patients with anti-U1 RNP antibody alone, by microcytotoxicity testing and DNA typing, respectively. Prospectively recorded clinical and laboratory features were...
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