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HLA-DM polymorphisms in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Jul 1998
Singal D P, Ye M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the contribution of HLA-DMA and DMB genes, which play a crucial role in the HLA class II restricted antigen presentation pathway, in susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS: The distribution of DMA and DMB alleles was examined in patients with RA and in healthy subjects by oligotyping of PCR amplified genomic DNA with sequence specific oligonucleotide probes. RESULTS: There...
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