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Molecular analysis of HLA-DR polymorphism in polymyalgia rheumatica. Swiss Group for Research on HLA in Polymyalgia Rheumatica.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Apr 1997
Guerne P A, Salvi M, Seitz M, Bruhlmann P, Rivier G, Frey D, Mermillod B, Vischer T L, Tiercy J M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To analyze by molecular typing possible associations of HLA-DRB1 alleles with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) compared to controls and patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in Switzerland. METHODS: In a multicenter survey, we recruited 100 patients with PMR with and without signs of giant cell arteritis (GCA), 198 with RA, and 200 controls (volunteer bone marrow donors). HLA-DR generic typing was...
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