Article
HLA associations of seropositive rheumatoid arthritis in a Cree and Ojibway population.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Dec 1998
Oen K, El-Gabalawy H S, Canvin J M, Hitchon C, Chalmers I M, Schroeder M, Jacobson K, Reed M, Wood S, Cheang M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To determine the HLA associations of seropositive rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in a Cree and Ojibway population; to determine whether specific alleles distinguish juvenile or adult onset. METHODS: HLA-A, B, C, and DRB1 alleles were analyzed in 23 Ojibway and Cree patients with RA seen in a single tertiary care center. Comparisons were made with published results of controls and with results of 18 patients...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
