Seronegative rheumatoid arthritis in elderly and polymyalgia rheumatica have similar patterns of HLA association

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 122-125

  Gonzalez Gay, M A ^a   Hajeer, A H ^a   Dababneh, A ^a   Makki, R ^a   Garcia Porrua, C ^a   Thomson, W ^a   Ollier, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genetics; HLA; Polymyalgia rheumatica; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

HLA DR ANTIGEN; RHEUMATOID FACTOR;

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC LINKAGE; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATIC POLYMYALGIA; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DNA; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TESTING; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMYALGIA RHEUMATICA; RHEUMATOID FACTOR; SEROLOGIC TESTS; SPAIN;

EID: 0035166941     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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