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Analysis of T cell receptor V alpha polymorphisms in rheumatoid arthritis.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases - 1 Jan 1998
Ibberson M, Péclat V, Guerne P A, Tiercy J M, Wordsworth P, Lanchbury J, Camilleri J, So A K
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OBJECTIVE: To test for association of T cell receptor (TCR) V alpha polymorphisms and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in British and Swiss white populations. METHODS: TCRAV polymorphisms were analysed in RA patients and controls by single strand conformational polymorphism (SSCP) analysis. Associations were sought between defined genotypes and RA, and the effect of HLA-DR4 status analysed. Putative associations were...
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