Article
Genetics of the idiopathic inflammatory myopathies.
Current opinion in rheumatology - 1 Nov 1996
Garlepp M J
Abstract excerpt
Genetic predisposition to development of the idiopathic inflammatory myopathies is probably multifactorial. Major histocompatibility complex associations with these diseases provide the strongest evidence for a genetic component. In Caucasoids, haplotypes marked by B8/DR3 are associated with each of the clinical subgroups, except mixed connective tissue disease (DR4). The strongest associations are with inclusion...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
