Polymorphism of the HLA-DMA and DMB genes in rheumatoid arthritis.

doi:10.1002/art.1780400512

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Polymorphism of the HLA-DMA and DMB genes in rheumatoid arthritis.

Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 May 1997

Pinet V, Combe B, Avinens O, Caillat-Zucman S, Sany J, Clot J, Eliaou J F

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OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the HLA-DMA and DMB genes, whose encoded molecules are involved in HLA class II-restricted antigen presentation, contribute to the genetic susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS: One hundred ninety-one RA patients, 147 control subjects, and 218 HLA-DR...

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Alleles
Arthritis, Rheumatoid
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
HLA-D Antigens
Histocompatibility Antigens Class II
Humans
Polymorphism, Genetic

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