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Position 26 of the first domain of the HLA-DQB1 allele in post-silicone implant scleroderma.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Oct 1995
Morse J H, Fotino M, Zhang Y, Flaster E R, Peebles C L, Spiera H
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether women with scleroderma (systemic sclerosis, SSc) and silicone implants have the same or distinctive immunogenetic findings compared to those reported for idiopathic scleroderma. METHODS: In this case-control study, 9 Caucasian women with SSc and silicone implants (7 breast, 1 chin, 1 toe) and 128 healthy Caucasian controls were typed for HLA class II (DRB1,3,4,5, and DQB1) by DNA...
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