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Frequency of apolipoprotein E (APOE) allele types in patients with Chlamydia-associated arthritis and other arthritides.
Microbial pathogenesis - 1 Jan 1999
Gérard H C, Wang G F, Balin B J, Schumacher H R, Hudson A P
Abstract excerpt
Genetic background is important in determining whether certain infecting bacteria disseminate to the joint and cause arthritis. We assessed whether APOE genotype is associated with the presence of DNA from Chlamydia or other bacteria in synovial tissues of patients with various arthritides. Nucleic acids from synovial tissues of 135 patients were screened by PCR for DNA from Chlamydia trachomatis, C. pneumoniae...
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