Article
Lack of association of HLA-DRB1 genotype with radiologic progression in Japanese patients with early rheumatoid arthritis.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Dec 1997
Higami K, Hakoda M, Matsuda Y, Ueda H, Kashiwazaki S
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the role of HLA-DRB1 genotypes in the development and progression of the rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease process. METHODS: Patients with polyarthritis of < 1 year in duration were consecutively enrolled in the study. Other inclusion criteria were no diagnosis of inflammat...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid
- Arthrography
- Bone and Bones
- DNA
- Disease Progression
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Genotype
- HLA-DR Antigens
