A retrospective study using nail clippings of rheumatoid susceptible alleles of HLA-DRB1 as a prognostic factor in early rheumatoid arthritis

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 767-772

  Tanaka, Nobuyuki ^a   Masuko, Tadayuki ^b   Ishii, Seiichi ^b  

^a SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Early Rheumatoid Arthritis; HLA DRB1; Outcome Studies; Rheumatoid Susceptible Alleles

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FINGER NAIL; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JAPAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; ALLELES; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; DNA; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAILS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0032936980     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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