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An extended HLA-DQ-DR haplotype rather than DRB1 alone contributes to RA predisposition.
Immunogenetics - 1 Jan 2000
Zanelli E, Huizinga T W, Guerne P A, Vischer T L, Tiercy J M, Verduyn W, Schreuder G M, Breedveld F C, de Vries R R
Abstract excerpt
In the present study, we tested our hypothesis on the role of a DQ-DR haplotype in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) predisposition. Using two groups of patients and controls, one from The Netherlands and one from Switzerland, we found that DQA1*0301-homozygous and DQA1*0301//DQA1*0101/04-heterozygous individuals are highly predisposed to RA in both populations, while DQA1*0101/04-homozygous are not. The...
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