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Relation between HLA DRB1 alleles and corticosteroid resistance in giant cell arteritis.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases - 1 Jun 1998
Rauzy O, Fort M, Nourhashemi F, Alric L, Juchet H, Ecoiffier M, Abbal M, Adoue D
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the clinical usefulness of genomic HLA typing during the first two years of established giant cell arteritis (GCA). METHODS: HLA typing was performed by PCR-SSO in 41 selected white patients with GCA confirmed by biopsy. Patient data were compared with those of a control group of 384 bone marrow donors (relative risk, p value and chi 2 test for each allele). Clinical features at onset and...
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