HLA-DMA and DMB genotyping in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

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HLA-DMA and DMB genotyping in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Mar 1997

Yen J H, Chen C J, Tsai W C, Tsai J J, Chang J G, Liu H W

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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relation of HLA-DMA and DMB alleles to the development of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS: We studied HLA-DMA and DMB alleles in 153 patients with RA and 138 healthy controls using the amplification created restriction site method and digestion with restriction en...

Topics

Alleles
Arthritis, Rheumatoid
Bone Resorption
Gene Frequency
Genotype
HLA-D Antigens
Histocompatibility Antigens Class II
Humans
Prevalence
Rheumatoid Factor

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