HLA DPB1 alleles and susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis.
HLA-DPB1 genotypic and phenotypic frequencies were investigated in a series of 35 adult rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients and 42 controls. No significant associations between DPB1 alleles and susceptibility to RA were demonstrated, although some non-significant differences in DPB1*0301 and 0401 allele frequencies between patients and controls were observed.
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Wessex Histocompatibility Group, Southampton General Hospital, U.K.
Evans
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PR
Cawley
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Smith
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JL
Howell
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D000483:Alleles; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D006682:HLA-DP Antigens / Q000032:analysis*; D059868:HLA-DP beta-Chains; D006801:Humans; D016130:Immunophenotyping; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D044465:White People
D006682:HLA-DP Antigens; D059868:HLA-DP beta-Chains; C071170:HLA-DPB1 antigen