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LMP polymorphisms do not influence disease expression in psoriatic arthritis.
Clinical and experimental rheumatology - 1 Jan 2000
Höhler T, Schneider P M, Rittner C, Hasenclever P, Meyer zum Büschenfelde K H, Märker-Hermann E
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OBJECTIVES: To investigate the potential role of the HLA-linked LMP2 (low molecular weight protein) and LMP7 gene polymorphisms in conjunction with HLA class I and class II genes on the disease pattern in individuals with psoriatic arthritis (PsA). METHODS: Sixty-three patients with PsA and 99 unrelated controls were typed for HLA-class I and II antigens. LMP2 and LMP7 polymorphisms were determined by PCR and...
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