Association of the shared epitope with radiological severity of rheumatoid arthritis

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 6-9

  Moreno, Isabel ^a   Valenzuela, Angel ^a   García, Alicia ^a   Yélamos, Jose ^a   Sánchez, Berta ^a   Hernánz, Wenceslao ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DEL ROCÍO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Immunogenetics; Radiology; Rheumatoid arthritis; Severity

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; HLA DR ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HLA TYPING; HUMAN; JOINT RADIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ADULT; ALLELES; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; EPITOPES; FEMALE; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HUMANS; JOINT DISEASES; LINEAR MODELS; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030067914     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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