HLA markers and prediction of clinical course and outcome in rheumatoid arthritis.

doi:10.1002/art.1780400219

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HLA markers and prediction of clinical course and outcome in rheumatoid arthritis.

Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Feb 1997

Wagner U, Kaltenhäuser S, Sauer H, Arnold S, Seidel W, Häntzschel H, Kalden J R, Wassmuth R

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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate HLA markers as early prognostic factors for disease severity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS: HLA genotyping was carried out in a retrospective analysis of 66 RA patients and in a prospective study of 55 RA patients and 87 healthy controls using polymerase chain react...

Topics

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Alleles
Arthritis, Rheumatoid
Epitopes
Genotype
HLA-DR Antigens
Humans
Middle Aged
Prospective Studies
Retrospective Studies

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