Influence of HLA-DR alleles on rheumatoid arthritis: Susceptibility and severity in Argentine patients

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1486-1491

  Citera, G ^a   Padulo, L A ^a   Fernandez, G ^a   Lazaro, M A ^a   Rosemffet, M G ^a   Maldonado Cocco, J A ^a  

^a Inst Rehab Psicofis Echever 955   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Disease severity; HLA DR alleles; Rheumatoid arthritis; Shared epitope

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; HLA DR ANTIGEN; HLA DR11 ANTIGEN; HLA DR3 ANTIGEN; HLA DR4 ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ALLELISM; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; AGED; ALLELES; ARGENTINA; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; EPITOPES; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HLA-DR3 ANTIGEN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0034932012     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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