The association of HLA-DRB genes and the shared epitope with rheumatoid arthritis in Pakistan

British Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1184-1188

  Hameed, K ^a   Bowman, S ^b,c   Kondeatis, E ^b   Vaughan, R ^b   Gibson, T ^b  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^b GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disease severity; Pakistan; Rheumatoid arthritis; Shared epitope

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; HLA DR ANTIGEN; PRIMER DNA;

ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; PAKISTAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

EID: 0031417878     PISSN: 02637103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/36.11.1184     Document Type: Article

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