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Distribution of HLA-DRB1 alleles of patients with polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis in a Mediterranean population.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Jan 1998
Combe B, Sany J, Le Quellec A, Clot J, Eliaou J F
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate HLA-DRB1 associations in polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) and giant cell arteritis (GCA) compared to rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS: One hundred twenty-one patients were included and oligotyped: 79 with PMR alone and 42 with GCA (14 also had PMR). We also genotyped 1609 healthy controls and 433 patients with RA. Statistical analysis included Fisher's exact test and calculation of the odds...
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