HLA-DRB1 alleles associated with rheumatoid arthritis in Northern Italy: Correlation with disease severity

British Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 165-169

  Salvarani, C ^a   Macchioni, P L ^a   Mantovani, W ^b   Bragliani, M ^b   Collina, E ^b   Cremonesi, T ^a   Battistel, B ^a   Boiardi, L ^a  

^a Azienda Ospedaliera Arcisp S M   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

HLA DRB1 alleles; Rheumatoid arthritis; Rheumatoid factor; Severity

Indexed keywords

HLA DR ANTIGEN; HLA DR4 ANTIGEN; RHEUMATOID FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; JOINT DEGENERATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

EID: 0347507902     PISSN: 02637103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/37.2.165     Document Type: Article

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