Endothelial dysfunction in rheumatoid arthritis: Influence of HLA-DRB1 alleles

Autoimmunity Reviews

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 301-304

  Gonzalez Gay, Miguel A ^a   Gonzalez Juanatey, Carlos ^a   Ollier, William E ^b  

^a HOSPITAL XERAL CALDE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Endothelial dysfunction; Endothelium dependent vasodilatation; HLA DRB1 alleles; Rheumatoid arthritis; Shared epitope

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOTHELIUM; HEREDITY; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; PREMATURITY; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK FACTOR; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ALLELES; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; EPITOPES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; VASODILATION;

EID: 3142604996     PISSN: 15689972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autrev.2003.10.006     Document Type: Review

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