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HLA-DRB1 typing in rheumatoid arthritis: predicting response to specific treatments.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases - 1 Apr 1998
O'Dell J R, Nepom B S, Haire C, Gersuk V H, Gaur L, Moore G F, Drymalski W, Palmer W, Eckhoff P J, Klassen L W, Wees S, Thiele G, Nepom G T
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To determine the predictive value of shared epitope alleles for response to treatment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. METHODS: Patients from our previously published triple DMARD study were tested for the presence of shared epitope alleles (DRB1 *0401, 0404/0408, 0405, 0101, 1001, and 1402). Patients who were shared epitope positive were then compared with those who were negative to see if there...
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