Article
HLA DRB1* alleles in rheumatoid nodulosis: a comparative study with rheumatoid arthritis with and without nodules.
Rheumatology international - 1 Jan 1998
Toussirot E, Tiberghien P, Balblanc J C, Kremer P, Despaux J, Dupond J L, Wendling D
Abstract excerpt
Rheumatoid nodulosis (RN) is a rare condition associating rheumatoid nodules, episodes of arthritis, cystic bone lesions and, generally, positive rheumatoid factors (RF). It is considered a benign variant of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In this study, we determined the HLA DRB1* alleles of our RN p...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Alleles
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid
- Female
- HLA-DR Antigens
- HLA-DRB1 Chains
- Histocompatibility Testing
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Rheumatoid Nodule
