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TAP2D is associated with HLA-B44 and DR4 and may contribute to rheumatoid arthritis and Felty's syndrome susceptibility.
Clinical and experimental rheumatology - 1 Jan 2000
Hillarby M C, Davies E J, Donn R P, Grennan D M, Ollier W E
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OBJECTIVES: TAP2 transporter gene polymorphisms have been ascertained in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and Felty's syndrome (FS) to determine whether particular alleles of this gene are disease associated. METHODS: TAP2 dimorphisms at amino acid positions 379, 565 and 665 were detected using ARMS-PCR in 89 RA patients, 24 FS patients and 64 control subjects. TAP 2 alleles were assigned from these...
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