Shared-epitope HLA-DRB1 alleles and sex ratio in Italian patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Joint Bone Spine

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 24-28

  Bongi, S Maddali ^a   Porfirio, B ^a,b   Rombola G ^b   Palasciano, A ^b   Beneforti, E ^a   Bianucci, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

HLA DRB1; Immunogenetics; Rheumatoid arthritis; Shared epitope

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; HLA DR ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMAN; IMMUNOGENETICS; ITALY; MALE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; PATIENT CODING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 0842310346     PISSN: 1297319X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1297-319X(03)00099-X     Document Type: Article

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