Compound heterozygosity for the shared epitope and the risk and severity of rheumatoid arthritis in extended pedigrees

British Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 322-327

  McDonagh, Janet E ^a   Dunn, A ^b   Ollier, W E R ^c   Walker, D J ^d  

^a MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disease severity; Family studies; HLA DR4; Rheumatoid arthritis; Shared epitope

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; HLA DR ANTIGEN; HLA DR4 ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY GENE; HUMAN; PEDIGREE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; ALLELES; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; EPITOPES; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0030804762     PISSN: 02637103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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