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A shared HLA-DRB1 sequence confers RA susceptibility in Greeks.
European journal of immunogenetics : official journal of the British Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics - 1 Oct 1993
Carthy D, Ollier W, Papasteriades C, Pappas H, Thomson W
Abstract excerpt
Previous serological studies of Greek rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients have failed to demonstrate an association with DR4. Using sequence specific oligonucleotide typing we have identified the DRB1 alleles in panels of Greek RA patients and controls. When patient and control HLA-DRB1 frequencies were compared, significantly higher frequencies of DRB1*0101 (23.3% vs. 7.0%, odds ratio [OR] 4.0, 95% confidence...
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